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Whitebead, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pauls Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73075. The Survey maps it on the Paoli quadrangle.

Whitebead within Garvin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

6 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Whitebead between 1998 and 2011, burning about 4,830 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 August 2010Natural725 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaARCADIA
13 August 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresChickasaw AgencyPAOLI
23 July 2004Naturalunder an acreWichita Mountains National Wildlife RefugeHQ LIGHNING
1 October 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined4,000 acresOklahoma Division of ForestrySOUTHDOWN ESTATES
28 January 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.2 acresChickasaw AgencyI-35
18 January 2006Equipment and vehicle use99 acresChickasaw AgencyPAOLI

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Garvin County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Whitebead: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Copper ProspectCopperProspect
Teepee QueenCopperPast Producer1928
Wiggley HillCopperOccurrence1929

Every working recorded in Garvin County

Storms near this place

16 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitebead in 16 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2024Thunderstorm WindWhitebead$200,000After the tornado dissipated west of Pauls Valley, the thunderstorm continued to produce widespread winds with areas of 60-100 mph winds near and east of the community of White Bead and west and north of Pauls Valley. Around a dozen houses had some damage, at least two outbuildings were destroyed, and tree and powerline damage occurred at various locations within the area of wind.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindWhitebead$75,000Thunderstorm wind damage occurred along a 3-mile long, 1/4-mile wide area stretching from west to east along County Road 1580 and Royal Oak Road. An apartment building along Indian Meridian Road had its roof removed by the winds and a mobile home also suffered some roof damage. There were a number of trees damaged within this area. Evidence showed nearly all of the winds within this broad area were from west to east, with the exception of evidence of rotational winds near and east of County Road 3220 (see separate entry for this tornado).
May 2015Flash FloodWhitebead$60,000Areas roads covered in one to three feet of water. Several vehicles stranded and stalled.
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Whitebead$5,000A tornado was observed developing just west of Interstate 35 near the Washita River. Trees were uprooted as the tornado approached County Road 3215 before dissipating near County Road 3320.
June 2016Flash FloodWhitebead-High water rescue occurred south of Paoli.
June 2016Flash FloodWhitebead-Water up to three foot deep across state highway 19 in the Whitebead vicinity.
May 2015Flash FloodWhitebead-Several inches of water over Highway 77.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWhitebead-Estimated 70 mph winds. No damage information was provided.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindWhitebead-No damage was reported.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindWhitebead-No damage was reported.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindWhitebead-Pea-size hail was also reported.
May 2020HailWhitebead-no account filed
May 2013HailWhitebead-no account filed
May 2005HailWhitebead-no account filed
April 2003HailWhitebead-no account filed
December 1999HailWhitebead-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Garvin County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Pauls Valley4.5 miles16
Paoli4.9 miles15
Antioch6.1 miles15
McCarty6.5 miles16
Maysville6.6 miles16
Civit9.5 miles16
Brady9.8 miles15
Story10.4 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100106. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.