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Photograph of Greer County Courthouse
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Greer County Courthouse

Built in 1906. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

“The Greer County Courthouse, on Courthouse Sq. in Mangum, Oklahoma, is a courthouse which was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”

Wikipedia article Greer County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 6 National Register listings published here for Greer County · listed in 1985 · category: Building · built in 1906.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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. Courthouse Sq., Mangum, 73554
  • When was it listed? March 1985
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR
  • Census division. Mangum
  • When was it built? 1906
  • National Register reference number. 85000682 - 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.

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Greer County Courthouse: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Mangum Mine and Mill (unverified)ClayProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greer County

Storms near this property

60 of 168 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mangum, the town this property stands in, in 168 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 108 hail, 46 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 4 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
August 1994Thunderstorm WindMangum$500,000no account filed
April 2025HailMangum$150,000Numerous social media and broadcast media images of at least 3-inch diameter hail in Mangum. Widespread damage to buildings and cars was reported. Event time is estimated from radar observations and nearby reports.
August 1997LightningMangum$100,000Lightning struck and set fire to a house, destroying the home and its contents.
October 2018Flash FloodMangum$75,000Flood waters have resulted in closure of several streets and flooding into homes.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindMangum$50,000no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindMangum$50,000no account filed
September 2002Thunderstorm WindMangum$30,000A roof of a restaurant was damaged. Trees were downed. Windows were broken, and carports were blown off of two homes.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindMangum$25,000Winds destroyed a trailer on the southwest side of town.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindMangum$25,000Four barns and a trailer were blown over.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindMangum$12,000Large tree limbs were downed. Large portions of two fences were also downed. One home received extensive shingle damage to its roof. A steel flag pole was also snapped. The wind damage began in northern parts of town and continued south.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindMangum$10,000Several tree limbs and power poles were downed across the town. Sheet metal was also peeled from several carports.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindMangum$7,500A patio cover was blown apart. Several small trees were also downed.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindMangum$5,000A large metal barn was destroyed.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindMangum$5,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindMangum$3,000no account filed
July 2003HailMangum$2,500Hail damaged a screen door and broke windows in a few businesses.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindMangum$2,000Power lines were downed.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindMangum$500Some tree limbs were downed.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindMangum$500Highway signs were blown down.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindMangum$100no account filed
March 2000Thunderstorm WindMangum$10Large tree limbs were downed on the southeast side of Mangum.
April 2026HailMangum-The report was relayed through mPING.
March 2025HailMangum-MPing report.
April 2025HailMangum-The report was relayed through mPING.
June 2025HailMangum-The report was relayed through mPING.
March 2024HailMangum-MPing report.
June 2023HailMangum-MPing report.
June 2021FloodMangum-Creek overflowing.
June 2021Flash FloodMangum-Highway 9 just west of Mangum completely flooded.
June 2021Flash FloodMangum-Flooded streets and neighborhoods seen on Twitter video.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMangum-Large trees downed.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindMangum-Also pea sized hail reported.
May 2012HailMangum-Numerous hailstones covered the ground.
June 2011HailMangum-A wind gust of 60 mph was also estimated at this location.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMangum-Quarter-size hail also fell at this location.
June 2011HailMangum-Up to quarter-size hail lasted about 12 minutes.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMangum-Damage was reported at the softball field, including a fence blown down, the dugout shelter flipped over, and power poles damaged. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
April 2007HailMangum-Hail covered the ground.
April 2006Tornado (F0)Mangum-A brief tornado was seen by several storm chasers and a television crew. This tornado touched down north of Mangum, near Highway 283. No damage was reported.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMangum-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2005HailMangum-Hail was observed on Highway 34 on the south side of town.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMangum-The wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindMangum-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
September 2005HailMangum-Hail was observed on Highway 34.
September 2005HailMangum-Hail was reported on the south side of town.
September 2005HailMangum-Hail was reported on the east side of town.
May 2004HailMangum-Hail was reported on the west side of town.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindMangum-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindMangum-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindMangum-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindMangum-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001HailMangum-Hail was reported on the north side of Mangum.
May 2000HailMangum-Hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 283.
May 2000Funnel CloudMangum-A funnel cloud extending about 1/4 of the way to the ground dissipated in 1 minute.
June 1998HailMangum-Golfball sized hail was reported by spotter on the Greer and Jackson County line.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindMangum-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
August 1997Flash FloodMangum-The intersection of US Hwy 283 and State Hwy 9 was flooded and closed.
May 2025HailMangum-no account filed
February 2023HailMangum-no account filed
March 2021HailMangum-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greer 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

4 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Downtown Mangum Historic Districtunder 500 feet2009
Mangum Community Building0.1 miles1995
Mangum Armory0.1 miles1994
Hotel Franklin0.1 miles2007

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 85000682 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Greer CountyAll 6 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.
  • 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.