Tiner School

Built in 1921. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

One of 13 National Register listings published here for McCurtain County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1921.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. E of Broken Bow, Broken Bow, 74728
When was it listed? November 1980
Category. building
Census division. Broken Bow
When was it built? 1921
National Register reference number. 80003274 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

965 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 965 fires within 5 miles of Tiner School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,912 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 553 were 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
Arson/incendiarism	553
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	245
Debris and open burning	90
Equipment and vehicle use	35
Natural	15
Railroad operations and maintenance	9
Recreation and ceremony	7
Smoking	7
Misuse of fire by a minor	4

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
9 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	28 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
9 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Talihina Agency	NICHOLS
9 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	10325
9 September 1995	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Talihina Agency	0444
8 September 2016	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
8 September 1995	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Talihina Agency	0440
8 September 1995	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Talihina Agency	0443
7 September 2013	Arson/incendiarism	15 acres	Ouachita National Forest	BOUNDARY ROAD FIRE

Every fire recorded in McCurtain County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Tiner School: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Anderson Dunham Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
B & B Sand & Gravel Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Stiles Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in McCurtain County

Storms near this property

60 of 101 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broken Bow, the town this property stands in, in 101 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 42 thunderstorm wind, 41 hail, 15 flash flood, 2 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2003	Tornado (F2)	Broken Bow	$260,000	A supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across Broken Bow, OK. Two new frame homes under construction had roofs torn off. A total of 30 to 40 wood frame homes had roof and frame damage with windows broken. One home was destroyed. Numerous trees uprooted and snapped. Several power poles blown down.
March 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Broken Bow	$50,000	A brief EF-1 tornado began in a wooded area approximately five miles north of Broken Bow, exhibiting a convergent pattern of tree uproots and trunk snaps. The tornado then moved across a few properties and did minor to major structural damage to two homes and major damage to a few outbuildings. A single family residence had significant roof damage. The tornado then quickly exited this area and veered more northeast through a largely inaccessible wooded area. On the southside of the Hochatown community, the tornado produced considerable roof damage at a hotel on the west side of Highway 259 and lifted just in the wake of this structure. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph with the 200-yard wide tornado only on the ground for approximately a half mile, resulting in no injuries or fatalities.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	$35,000	Chicken house lifted off its foundation and destroyed. Several additional chicken houses lost their tin roofs. Numerous trees toppled
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	$25,000	Roof blown off a home in town.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	$20,000	Large trees were downed in Broken Bow. A roof was also blown off a home in town.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	$15,000	Two dozen trees were downed near and just east of the community of Mount Herman. Two structures also suffered moderate damage from a super cell thunderstorm that traveled across the extreme northern portion of the county.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	$10,000	Awning was blown off a building two miles east of Broken Bow on Hwy. 70. A large tree was also down in the same area.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	$8,000	Report of several trees down and damage to 3 chicken houses.
October 1993	Hail	Broken Bow	$5,000	Severe thunderstorms in eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours on the 16th produced hail up to baseball- size. Golf ball-size hail broke car windshields 12 miles northeast of Broken Bow. McCurtain County 8 NNE Broken Bow,18,0020CST,,,0,0,?,?,Thunderstorm Winds (G52)
January 2025	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Craig, Clouse, Dog Pound, Peavy, and Shiloh Roads just east of Broken Bow were all closed due to flooding.
May 2025	Hail	Broken Bow	-	Nickel size hail fell in Broken Bow.
May 2025	Hail	Broken Bow	-	Nickel size hail fell in Downtown Broken Bow.
July 2025	Hail	Broken Bow	-	Quarter size hail fell in Broken Bow.
March 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	A metal roof was peeled off a cabin near Hochatown.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees reported down on power lines along Highway 3 just east of Broken Bow.
March 2023	Hail	Broken Bow	-	Quarter size hail reported near the intersection of US Highway 259 and State Highway 259 A.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Numerous trees and power lines downed throughout McCurtain County.
June 2023	Hail	Broken Bow	-	Quarter size hail reported in Broken Bow.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Tree downed in Broken Bow.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees were downed on Highway 259 north of Broken Bow near the Hochatown community.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Several trees downed in Broken Bow.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	A tree was blown down onto Sherry Lane in Broken Bow.
June 2021	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Several roads were flooded and closed due to swift moving water over the roadways. Several vehicles were stalled and abandoned in the high water.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	A large tree was blown down across Highway 259 just north of Sweet Home Road north of Broken Bow.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees and power lines were downed from Broken Bow to the Red River. Numerous roadways were blocked by fallen trees and power lines.
January 2020	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Several roads were flooded and closed in Broken Bow.
March 2019	Hail	Broken Bow	-	A picture of half-dollar size hail that fell in Broken Bow was posted to social media.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Several trees were downed in and near Broken Bow.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees and power lines were downed in Broken Bow.
September 2019	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Numerous roads were flooded and closed in and west of Highway 259 in Hochatown.
February 2018	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	A Dodge truck drove around a barricade on Currence Road near Yunabee Creek and attempted to drive through floodwaters after the creek overflowed its banks. The truck was washed away into the creek, but the two male occupants were able to escape the truck through a window uninjured and call police.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	A tree was blown down and blocking a roadway on the west side of Broken Bow.
April 2016	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Joe Hough Road near the intersection of Currence Road was closed due to flooding.
December 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Several trees and powerlines were downed in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
December 2015	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Flooding was reported at low water bridges east of Broken Bow, Oklahoma along the Mountain Fork area.
November 2015	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	City streets were closed in and around Broken Bow, Oklahoma along with several other mountain roads.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees and powerlines were downed across Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Numerous trees were downed in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Several trees were downed in the Broken Bow, Oklahoma area.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	A large tree was downed on a powerline in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
June 2013	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Several streets were underwater in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
February 2012	Hail	Broken Bow	-	Hail of all sized was reported with the largest being a little smaller than a golf ball.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Several trees were downed in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	A tree was downed across a road in Beavers Bend State Park.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Powerlines were downed in the town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma as a result of strong wind gusts. Much of the city was without power.
April 2011	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Critical access roads have been closed due to water flowing over roadways.
September 2011	Hail	Broken Bow	-	Golfball sized hail was reported one mile north of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
February 2009	Hail	Broken Bow	-	Hail was reported southwest of the community of Hochatown, Oklahoma.
May 2008	Funnel Cloud	Broken Bow	-	Funnel cloud was spotted just northeast of Broken Bow near Hwy 259.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees were downed east of town.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Reports of flooding at Beavers Bend State Park. Other reports of water over the roadways in other portions of the county.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Bridges on Sweet Home Road and West Sherry Road are impassable due to high water.
September 2007	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	Campers were stranded along Glover River requiring rescue. No one was injured.
March 2007	Hail	Broken Bow	-	Hail fell near US 70.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees downed.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Numerous trees downed across the area with roads blocked.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees were downed.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees and power lines downed on Hwy 3.
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Broken Bow	-	Trees blocking Hwy 259.
December 2001	Flash Flood	Broken Bow	-	A car was washed off the road on U.S. Hwy 70. No reports of injuries.

Every storm recorded in McCurtain 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

1 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.

Photograph	Property	Distance	Listed
	Jefferson Gardner House	0.8 miles	1975

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 80003274 in Record Group 79.
McCurtain County	All 13 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.