Beaty School

Built in 1926. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

From the record

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Garvin County · listed in 2017 · category: Building · built in 1926.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. Cty. Rd. 3210 at Royal Oaks Rd., Pauls Valley, 73075
When was it listed? September 2017
Category. building
Census division. Pauls Valley
When was it built? 1926
National Register reference number. 100001592 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

6 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Beaty School between 2000 and 2011, burning about 5,027 acres in total. 3 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
Natural	3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3

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

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
17 August 2010	Natural	725 acres	Chickasaw National Recreation Area	ARCADIA
23 July 2004	Natural	under an acre	Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge	HQ LIGHNING
1 October 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	100 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	PAULS VALLEY
1 October 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4,000 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	SOUTHDOWN ESTATES
31 January 2006	Natural	200 acres	Chickasaw Agency	LIBERTYROA
28 January 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.2 acres	Chickasaw Agency	I-35

Every fire recorded in Garvin County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Beaty School: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
	Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Garvin County

Storms near this property

60 of 119 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pauls Valley, the town this property stands in, in 119 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 51 hail, 43 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 7 flood. 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
March 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$2,500,000	Severe thunderstorm winds caused major damage at Pauls Valley Airport and minor roof damage in town. At the airport a maintenance shop, 14 hangars, and 8 to 10 planes were completely destroyed. Damage at the airport was estimated at $1,500,00. An Oklahoma Natural Gas shop south of Pauls Valley sustained $150,000 in damage to the roof, walls, and garage doors. The Pauls Valley armory lost most of its new roof and air conditioner in the severe storm. Outbuildings, signs, and trees were destroyed throughout town. An historic barn was also destroyed. Total damage in the area was estimated at 2 to 3 million dollars.
April 2020	Tornado (EF1)	Pauls Valley	$200,000	A tornado moved east-southeast from west of County Road 3210 about a mile and a half north of State Highway 29 to just east of Indian Meridian Road. Seven homes, a few outbuildings, trees and power poles were damaged.
June 2014	Flood	Pauls Valley	$150,000	Over a foot of water reported on streets in downtown Pauls Valley. Several cars stalled in the deep waters.
February 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$125,000	Six apartment buildings sustained major roof damage at Arrowhead Apartments on the southwest side of Pauls Valley.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$100,000	Tree and powerline damage occurred in and around the community of Pauls Valley, including a few trees/tree limbs that were blown onto houses, vehicles and at least one large business sign. A relayed image shows a large metal carport vaulted onto the roof of the Pauls Valley Police Department Building. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$100,000	Considerable structural damage was sustained to the Pauls Valley Municipal Airport.
April 2013	Hail	Pauls Valley	$70,000	Hail ranged from ping pong ball to golf ball size. Damage to multiple vehicles and homes in and around the Pauls Valley area. Damages estimated.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$40,000	Metal trailer and two storage sheds destroyed at intersection of Highway 19 and County Road 1550.
April 2022	Tornado (EF0)	Pauls Valley	$30,000	A brief tornado occurred just southwest of Pauls Valley within a much broader area of wind damage. Although much of the damage in the Pauls Valley area indicated straight-line winds blowing from west to east, debris indicated a small area of rotational winds associated with a tornado near the intersection of County Road 3220, and Royal Oaks Road which damaged a salon and pushed farm implements to the west.
April 2021	Tornado (EF1)	Pauls Valley	$30,000	A tornado developed about 4 miles southeast of Pauls Valley and moved northeast and then north dissipating about 4 and a half miles east-northeast of Pauls Valley. One home on county road 3285 suffered roof damage. At least one outbuilding was destroyed and two others damaged along the path.
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$22,000	no account filed
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$20,000	Reports of five semi trucks overturned between mile markers 67 and 74 on I-35 near Pauls Valley.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$20,000	Numerous large trees down. Store front windows blown out. Large steel power poles bent.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$20,000	no account filed
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$15,000	no account filed
November 2024	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	$10,000	Multiple sources confirmed roadway flooding in the Pauls Valley community. Broadcast media reported that at least one car was stranded in floodwaters. Event time is approximate.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$10,000	Roof blown off of house. Time estimated by radar.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$10,000	Trees were downed along with a portion of the south brick wall of a car wash collapsing.
October 2023	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	$5,000	Relayed video showing street flooding, including at least one vehicle stalled in floodwaters, near the Grant Street and South Chickasaw Street intersection. Time is estimated.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$5,000	Barn rolled up into an adjacent pasture. Large limbs downed. Patio furniture thrown about.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$5,000	no account filed
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$4,000	Damage was reported to the KFC sign in Pauls Valley. Monetary damages were estimated.
February 2000	Lightning	Pauls Valley	$2,000	Lightning struck a power pole that served power to the courthouse, knocking out electricity to half the building and destroying an air conditioning unit.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$1,500	A large elm tree was blown over by high winds. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$1,000	Three inch tree limbs and utility poles broken.
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$1,000	no account filed
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$500	no account filed
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	$100	no account filed
April 2026	Tornado (EF0)	Pauls Valley	-	A storm chaser posted a photo on X/Twitter of a brief tornado northeast of Wynnewood, or estimated to be about 5 miles east-southeast of Pauls Valley. No damage was reported.
April 2026	Tornado (EFU)	Pauls Valley	-	A storm chaser posted a photo on X/Twitter of a well-developed tornado estimated to be approximately 7 miles east of Pauls Valley. Despite the well-developed character of the tornado, no damage was reported. It is unknown how long this tornado lasted.
April 2025	Hail	Pauls Valley	-	A social media video.
June 2025	Flood	Pauls Valley	-	A relayed video shows minor roadway flooding along Oklahoma Highway 19 in the community of Pauls Valley. The event time is approximate.
June 2025	Flood	Pauls Valley	-	A relayed image shows roadway flooding in and around the community of Pauls Valley. The location and event time are approximate.
March 2024	Hail	Pauls Valley	-	Relayed report. Location is estimated.
March 2024	Hail	Pauls Valley	-	MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (1140-1145 LST) to report time.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	-	Social media image showing a 612-inch diameter tree limb blown down. Time is radar estimated.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	-	Numerous areas of tree and power line damage between Pauls Valley and Stratford.
April 2021	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	-	Cars stranded and roads closed.
April 2021	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	-	Vehicles stranded and water into buildings in downtown Pauls Valley.
March 2020	Flood	Pauls Valley	-	Several streets are flooded in Pauls Valley.
May 2020	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	-	Street flooding estimated to be about a foot deep and getting close to businesses. People have started sandbagging.
May 2020	Hail	Pauls Valley	-	Time estimated from radar.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	-	Sporadic 2-3 inch tree limbs damage along with minor flooding of some city streets.
August 2019	Flood	Pauls Valley	-	Some of the streets in town are closed due to water over the roads.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	-	Moderate size tree limbs broken. Time estimated by radar.
December 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	-	Gusts of 55-60 mph estimated by public.
May 2018	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	-	Eight inches of water flowing over Highway 19 and Walnut St intersection.
June 2016	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	-	County road 1610 just east of Indian Meridian road was closed due to high water. Reported by Garvin county sheriff dept.
June 2016	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	-	Numerous streets in Pauls Valley closed due to water up to one foot deep.
June 2015	Flood	Pauls Valley	-	Several inches of water flooded over roadways.
March 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	-	No damage was reported.
March 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	-	Several trees snapped and/or uprooted.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	-	Numerous trees and power lines downed. Power supply out at Pauls Valley.
May 2013	Hail	Pauls Valley	-	Dime to quarter size hail reported.
May 2013	Hail	Pauls Valley	-	Observed 1 mile east of I-35. Also 1.5 hail reported two minutes later.
October 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley	-	No damage was reported with the wind.
March 2009	Hail	Pauls Valley	-	The hail was reported on I-35.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	-	At 0350 CST, Highway 19 was reported flooded and impassable in Pauls Valley. Shortly after other roads started to become flooded. Liberty Road and Highway 77 were reported closed at 0430 CST one mile south of Pauls Valley. Gun Club Road in town was also closed due to high waters associated with Pauls Valley Lake. In addition, approximately 25 county roads in and around Pauls Valley were also closed with several bridges inaccessible.
August 2007	Flash Flood	Pauls Valley	-	Up to a foot of water was reported over some streets. The water was up to the porches of a few houses, but was not making it into any of them. The report was relayed by the KFOR news helicopter.
May 2005	Hail	Pauls Valley	-	Hail was observed along Highway 19.

Every storm recorded in Garvin County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Garvin County Courthouse	3.7 miles	1985
Pauls Valley Historic District	3.8 miles	1979
Antioch Dependent School District #15	7.4 miles	2004

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100001592 in Record Group 79.
Garvin County	All 12 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.