Creek County, Oklahoma

75 topographic sheets and 36 fire insurance atlases across 9 places.

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From the record

32 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oklahoma within the United States

Creek County within Oklahoma

What the record shows

9 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Sapulpa, Bristow, Mounds, Depew, Drumwright, Oilton, Kiefer, Shamrock, Slick, between 1898 and 1961.
36 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
449 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
32 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 21 buildings, 5 structures, 4 districts and 2 sites.
1 of the 32 listings was added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 33 populated places in this county; 33 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

40 photographs, 1940

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Pouring bran into can for mixing into a mash for the hogs. Sons of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Children of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, cracking black walnuts which were grown on the farm, Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Family of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, eating breakfast consisting of corn flakes, biscuits, fried bacon, milk and coffee. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Negro tenant farmer at meeting of UCAPAWA (United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America). Bristow, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Waste oil at storage tanks, Creek County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, repairing piece of tin which covers window of his house. Creek County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Son of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, carrying can full of mash to hogpen, Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption, number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Son of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, unharnessing mule on his father's farm, Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Oldest daughter of Pomp Hall, tenant farmer, with an ear of corn which she is shelling to feed her chickens, Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Plow points in blacksmith shop. Depew, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Member of the Red Dust Players, Oklahoma City theater group, operating puppets for the entertainment of meeting of UCAPAWA (United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America) members. Bristow, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Carrying sacks of seed corn from truck. Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Wife of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, preparing lunch for her children to take to school. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Barn and vegetable stands of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer. During the summer months he sells his produce at this stand on the highway. He also adds to his income by allowing the signs to be painted on his barn which is visible far down the highway. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Cattle guard. Creek County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Negro children in rural school gathered around the stove as the room warms up in the morning. After school was in session the thermometer registered fifty degrees the entire morning. Creek County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Removing ashes from stove before starting the fire in the early morning. Home of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption no. 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Wife of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, pulling turnips, Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Son of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, coming through doorway in his house. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Committee from local chapter of UCAPAWA (United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America) meeting with FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to request work grants, food or loans for sharecroppers and tenant farmers in the county. Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Kindergarden of Negro rural school. Creek County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Sons of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, watering a calf on the farm, Creek County, Oklahoma, See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Children of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, eating. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Sapulpa, Oklahoma. County FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Preparing breakfast in home of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Character of country. Creek County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Two Negro children sitting at desk in school. Child in foreground is daughter of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Member of UCAPAWA (United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America) at meeting in Bristow, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Mules. Creek County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Son of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, eating black walnuts which were grown on their farm in Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Son of Pomp Hall, tenant farmer, going to work the field with a spike tooth harrow, Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Negro children in rural school. Creek County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Tenant farmers and sharecroppers, members of UCAPAWA (United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America), at meeting in Bristow, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Beard Motor Company	building	2004	04000522
Berryhill Building	building	1999	99001423
Bridge No. 18 at Rock Creek	structure	1995	95000031
Bristow Firestone Service Station	building	2007	07000912
Bristow Motor Company Building	building	1995	95000032
Bristow Presbyterian Church	building	1979	79001992
Bristow Tire Shop	building	1995	95000033
Creek County Courthouse	building	1985	85000679
Creek Masonic Lodge No. 226	building	2017	100000768
Depew Route 66 Segment	structure	2014	14000593
Depew Route 66 Segment	structure	2014	14000593
Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2	district	1982	82003677
Aaron Drumright House	building	1982	82003678
First United Methodist Church of Drumright	building	1982	82003679
John Frank House	building	2002	02000221
J. W. Fulkerson House	building	1982	82003680
House Building	building	2020	100005554
Barnett Jackson No. 11 Oil Well	site	1982	82003681
Klingensmith Park Amphitheater	district	2016	16000619
Little Deep Fork Creek Bridge	structure	2003	03001237
Markham School and Teacherage	building	1982	82003683
McClung House	building	1980	80003262
Meacham Building	building	1982	82003682
Santa Fe Depot	building	1981	81000460
Sapulpa Downtown Historic District	district	2002	02000975
St. George Episcopal Church	building	2024	100010278
Tank Farm Loop Route 66 Roadbed	structure	2006	06000797
Texaco Service Station	building	1995	95000034
Tidal School	building	1981	81000461
Washington School	building	1981	81000462
West Sapulpa Route 66 Roadbed	district	2004	04000128
Wheeler No. 1 Oil Well	site	1983	83002083

The county from the air

40 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,458 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 40 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-25, scale 1:64600 — 1954-03-25, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-01, scale 1:17000 — 1955-03-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-01, scale 1:17000 — 1956-03-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-02-13, scale 1:17000 — 1957-02-13, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-09-10, scale 1:24000 — 1967-09-10, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-30, scale 1:20000 — 1970-01-30, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-27, scale 1:22000 — 1972-02-27, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-09, scale 1:24000 — 1973-02-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-27, scale 1:21000 — 1974-01-27, scale 1:21000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2007-03-04, scale 1:21600 — 2007-03-04, scale 1:21600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

9 stations, 3 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

SAPULPA 1W 1899 to 1975, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -20.6 C
BRISTOW 1915 to 2012, hottest 46.1 C, coldest -28.9 C
OILTON 2 SE 1948 to 1951
HEYBURN DAM 1949 to 1968, hottest 45.6 C, coldest -22.2 C
OILTON 1990 to 1997
DRUMRIGHT 0.6 SW 2012 to 2026
BRISTOW 2.9 WNW 2019 to 2023
KELLYVILLE 7.8 S 2020 to 2026
OAKHURST 3.5 SSE 2024 to 2026

Cimarron River at Oilton, OK 1934 to 1945
Cimarron River at Mannford, OK 1938 to 1963
Polecat Creek blw Heyburn Res near Heyburn, OK 1943 to 1979

The 1950 census, district by district

81 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

19-1Bristow city: Bristow city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 7th; Main; City limits; Maple
19-2Bristow city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 7th; Maple, City limits; City limits; City limits
19-3Bristow city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 7th; City limits; 3rd; Chestnut
19-4Bristow city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 7th; Chestnut; City limits; Main
19-5Bristow city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 3rd, City limits; City limits; City limits; City limits, Chestnut
19-6Bristow city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; City limits; 7th; Poplar
19-7Bristow city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; Poplar; 7th; Main
19-8Bristow city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; Main; 9th; City limits
19-9Bristow city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits, 9th; Main; 7th; City limits
19-10Bristow township: Bristow township - That part north of State Highway 16 and east of U.S. Highway 66, outside Bristow city
19-11Bristow township - That part north and west of U.S. Highway 66, outside Bristow city
19-12Bristow township - That part south of U.S. Highway 66 and State Highway 16, outside Bristow city
19-13Creek township
19-14Depew town
19-15Depew township - Outside Depew town
19-16Drumright city: Drumright city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Gano; Ohio Ave., Oak, Ohio Ave.; Broadway; Morrow Ave., Moss, Pennsylvania Ave.
19-17Drumright city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Moss; Morrow Ave.; Broadway; Skimmer, Hickory, Old city limits
19-18Drumright city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Broadway; Creek Ave.; 5th; Skinner, Noble, Bartlesville
19-19Drumright city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Broadway; Ohio Ave., 1st, Ohio Ave.; 5th; Creek Ave.
19-20Drumright city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Broadway; Oklahoma Ave.; 3rd; Virginia Ave.
19-21Drumright city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Broadway; Virginia Ave., 3rd, Oklahoma Ave.; 7th, Dulce Ave., 5th; Ohio Ave., 1st, Ohio Ave.
19-22Drumright city - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by one Gano; Smather Ave., Moss, Oklahoma Ave.; Broadway; Ohio Ave., Oak, Ohio Ave.
19-23Euchee township: Euchee township - That part north and east of State Highway 16, outside Slick town
19-24Euchee township - That part south and west of State Highway 16, outside Slick town
19-25Hazlip township
19-26Kellyvill town
19-27Kellyville township - outside Kellyville town
19-28Kiefer town
19-29Lakeside township: Lakeside township - That part in the east half of Township 14, Range 8 east and the southeastern quarter of Township 15, Range 8 east
19-30Lakeside township - That part in the west half of Township 14, Range 8 east and the southwestern quarter of Township 15, Range 8 east
19-31Mannford town
19-32Mannford township - Outside Mannford town
19-33Mounds town
19-34Mounds township: Mounds township - That part east of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, outside Kiefer
19-35Mounds township - That part west of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, outside Kiefer and Mounds towns
19-36Newby township - That part in Range 10 east, north of the section line from the southwest corner of section 7 to the southeast corner of section 12, Township 14, Range 10 east
19-37Newby township - That part in Range 9 east, north of the section line from the southwest corner of section 7 to the southeast corner of section 12, township 14, Range 9 east
19-38Newby township - That part south of the section line from the southwest corner of section 7, Township 14, Range 9 east to the southeast corner of section 12, Township 14, Range 10 east
19-39Oilton city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Broadway; City Limits
19-40Oilton city - That part Bounded by Broadway; "C" Ave.; City limits; City limits
19-41Oilton city - That part Bounded by Broadway; City limits; City limits; "C" Ave.
19-42Olive township
19-43Salpupa city: Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Ward line, City limits; Division; Thompson Ave.; St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, Ward line
19-44Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Ward line; Ward line, St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; Thompson Ave.; Elm
19-45Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 2, including Sapulpa View Addition Bounded by City limits; City limits; Okmulgee Ave.; Hickory, Fern Ave., City limits
19-46Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits, Fern Ave.; Hickory; Johnson City limits
19-47Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded Okmulgee Ave., City limits; 6th; Line; Hickory
19-48Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Line; 6th
19-49Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 2, excluding St. James Hotel Bounded by Line, City limits; Ward line; Ward line, Elm, Thompson Ave., Mound, Ward line; Hickory
19-50St. James Hotel (In Sapulpa city, Ward 2)
19-51Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Johnson; Hickory; Ward line, City limits; City limits
19-52Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits, Ward line, Mound, Thompson Ave.; Poplar; Cleveland Ave., City limits; City limits
19-53Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Thompson Ave.; Elm; Cleveland Ave.; Poplar
19-54Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Cleveland Ave.; Poplar; City limits; City limits
19-55Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Cleveland Ave.; Elm, City limits; Mill Ave; City limits, Poplar
19-56Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Thompson Ave.; St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; City limits; City limits, Elm
19-57Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Thompson Ave.; Division; City limits; St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
19-58Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Denton Ave.; City limits
19-59Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Denton Ave.; City limits; McLeod Ave.; Division, City limits
19-60Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by McLeod Ave., City limits; City limits; City limits, Lincoln Ave.; Division
19-61Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Lincoln Ave.; City limits; City limits, Cleveland Ave.; Division
19-62Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Cleveland Ave.; City limits; City limits; Division
19-63Sapulpa township: Sapulpa township - That part Bounded by Unnamed rd., 64th West Ave., W. 64th, Supulpa Union Railway. Co., County line; County line; Township line; Sapulpa city limits, U.S. Highway 66
19-64Sapulpa township - That part Bounded by County line; 59th; West Ave., W. 62nd, 61st West Ave. W. 63rd; 67th West Ave.
19-65Sapulpa township - That part Bounded by County line, 67th West Ave., W. 63rd, 61st West Ave., W. 62nd, 59th West Ave., County line; Supulpa Union Railway. Co.; Supulpa Union Railway. Co., W. 64th, 64th West Ave., Unnamed rd.; U. S. Highway 66
19-66Sapulpa township - That part Bounded by County line; U.S. Highway 66, Sapulpa city limits, Township line; Township line
19-67Shamrock town
19-68Shannon township: Shannon Township - That part east of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, outside Shamrock town
19-69Shannon township - That part west of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, outside Shamrock town
19-70Slick town
19-71Sunny Slope township
19-72Tiger township: Tiger township - That part east of State Highway 99 and north of State Highway 51, outside Oilton city
19-73Tiger township - That part west of State Highway 99 and north and west of Cimarron River
19-74Tiger township - That part north and west of State Highway 99 and south and east of Cimarron River, outside Drumright and Oilton cities
19-75Tiger township - That part south and east of State Highway 33 and north of State Highway 67, outside Drumright city
19-76Tiger township - That part south of State Highway 67, outside Drumright city
19-77Drumright city - That part comprising Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Broadway; Oklahoma Ave., Moss, Smather Ave., Gano, Ohio Ave.
19-78Drumright city - That part comprising Ward 6 Bounded by Broadway; City limits; City limits; City limits; South, Ohio Ave., 5th, Duke Ave., 7th, Oklahoma Ave.
19-79Drumright city - That part comprising Ward 7 Bounded by Broadway; Bartlesville; Noble, Skinner, 5th, Ohio Ave.; South, City limits; City limits
19-80Drumright city - That part comprising Ward 8 Bounded by City Limits; Ohio Gan0, Pennsylvania Ave., Moss, Old city limits, Hickory, Skinner; Broadway; City limits
19-81Sapulpa city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits, Mill Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits

Wildfire, 2000 to 2020

263 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 263 of them, burning about 203,194 acres. 11 started naturally and 60 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	94
Debris and open burning	71
Arson/incendiarism	60
Power generation/transmission/distribution	15
Natural	11
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Other causes	3
Smoking	2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
2 August 2012	Smoking	58,501 acres	Okmulgee Field Office	MCNAC
6 March 2018	Power generation/transmission/distribution	8,793 acres	Okmulgee Field Office	LOWE
23 March 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	8,500 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	JACKSON RANCH
6 March 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	7,722 acres	Okmulgee Field Office	INDIAN ROAD
28 March 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6,730 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	CHARLIE O'BRIEN FIRE
1 March 2017	Debris and open burning	6,478 acres	Okmulgee Field Office	SPOCOGEE
11 March 2011	Debris and open burning	6,152 acres	Okmulgee Field Office	BRISTOW 48
18 September 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5,900 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	BRISTOW COMPLEX

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 1,035 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,035 reports for this county, causing 27 deaths, 294 injuries and about $65,326,790 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Hail	512
Thunderstorm Wind	382
Tornado	78
Flash Flood	47
Flood	13
Lightning	3

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 1974	Tornado (F4)	not stated	13 killed, 135 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
May 1960	Tornado (F5)	not stated	5 killed, 81 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
April 1956	Tornado (F3)	not stated	5 killed, 38 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
May 1976	Tornado (F1)	not stated	2 killed, 1 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Oilton	1 killed, 3 hurt, $50,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a manufactured home. The tree killed a man in the home, and injured three other people.
May 2015	Flood	Sapulpa	1 killed	Several homes were evacuated by boat near Park and Washington Streets. A man drown in flood water near the intersection of S Hickory Road and W 186th Street S.
April 1984	Tornado (F4)	not stated	20 hurt, $25,000,000	no account filed
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Slick	6 hurt, $75,000	Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a mobile home, injuring six people.
June 1981	Tornado (F2)	not stated	3 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
March 1959	Tornado (F3)	not stated	3 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Sapulpa	1 hurt, $500,000	no account filed
June 1995	Tornado (F0)	Shamrock	1 hurt, $15,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Drumright	1 hurt	no account filed
March 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	1 hurt	no account filed
May 1999	Tornado (F1)	Sapulpa	$6,500,000	The same system that earlier caused a destructive tornado in Stroud and a less destructive tornado in southwest Creek County produced an F1 tornado which first touched down in the north side of Sapulpa near OK Hwy 97 and Interstate 44. The tornado then skipped through an industrial area before moving across I-44. From there, the tornado travelled northeast parallel to and just south of the New Sapulpa Road (OK Hwy 66), taking out a string of homes and businesses before eventually reaching Tulsa County. This tornado tracked a total of 7 miles, 5.5 miles of which was in Creek County. The Hilton Mobile Home Park was especially hard-hit, where about 15 mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. Twenty-four residents of the mobile home park were treated on the scene for minor injuries, but none required a hospital visit. Needless to say, this tornado also blew down numerous power lines and trees. All in all, along its path in Creek County, this tornado heavily damaged 12 homes and caused light to moderate damage to about 150 others. Twenty mobile homes were heavily damaged, and 25 businesses were damaged. Total property damage in Creek County is estimated at $5.5 million. For more information on this tornado, see the Tulsa County Tornado entry for information on the last 1.5 miles of its track.
May 2000	Flash Flood	East Portion	$5,000,000	Heavy rains fell across the eastern part of Creek county during the early morning hours of May 6.6.32 inches of rain was reported at Heyburn Dam and 8.12 inches were measured at Kiefer. The most flood damage was observed in Sapulpa where Rock Creek overflowed its banks. More than 150 homes and 12 businesses were damaged in Sapulpa. An additional 40 homes were evacuated in Kiefer where Childers Creek overflowed in banks. Numerous roads were closed due to the flooding. These roads included the Turner Turnpike between Kellyville and Bristow and Highway 66 south of Kellyville. The damage to roads and bridges in Creek county was estimated at $300,000.
April 1984	Tornado (F4)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
April 1981	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
May 1960	Tornado (F5)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
May 1954	Tornado (F4)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
May 2019	Tornado (EF1)	Sapulpa	$800,000	This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This large tornado developed near the Sapulpa Golf Course and moved east across Sapulpa, roughly between E Taft Avenue and E Dewey Avenue. It crossed Hickory Hill Road and S 49th West Avenue south of the Creek Turnpike, and moved into Tulsa County near W 111th Street S. The tornado damaged the roofs of many homes, damaged businesses, snapped numerous power poles, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
May 2019	Tornado (EF1)	Kellyville	$750,000	This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This large tornado developed west of Sapulpa, west of the intersection of I-44 and Highway 33. It moved east along Highway 66, then across the northern portion of Sapulpa. It crossed Hickory Hill Road near the Creek Turnpike, and moved into Tulsa County near W 91st Street S. In Creek County, the tornado damaged homes and businesses, snapped and uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
May 2016	Tornado (EF1)	Shamrock	$750,000	This tornado developed northwest of the intersection of Highway 16 and S 433rd West Avenue, where trees were snapped. A home was severely damaged, multiple outbuildings were destroyed, and trees were snapped south of Highway 16 as the tornado tracked to the southeast. Multiple homes were damaged, outbuildings were destroyed, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along W 201st Street S and Highway 16. The tornado then turned sharply to the east and crossed Highway 48 north of Bristow, where large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado dissipated between I-44 and the S 337th West Avenue. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Drumright	$531,000	Thunderstorm wind resulted in at least $531,000 in debris removal and damage to the utility infrastructure across the county during this severe thunderstorm. Some people were without power for over a week.
April 2026	Tornado (EF1)	Hilton	$500,000	This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado developed south of W 81st Street S and just west of S 39th West Avenue. The tornado moved east-northeast damaging the roofs of several homes, some severely, destroying outbuildings, snapping or uprooting numerous trees, and snapping power poles before it crossed into Tulsa County near W 81st Street S. The tornado produced a tornadic debris signature from the KINX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Mounds	$500,000	no account filed
May 2004	Tornado (F3)	Depew	$350,000	A tornado moved from the west northwest of Depew to the north northeast of Depew. At its strongest it produced F3 damage. The F3 rating was based on a 20 foot section of a concrete anchored iron pipe cattle gate being removed from the ground and displaced 30 feet. The gate was anchored by 3 posts. All of the posts were set in 24 inches of concrete. Another tornado formed near and just after this tornado dissipated. The two tornadoes formed a nearly continuous damage path. The damage produced by the two tornadoes in western Creek County included 5 mobile homes destroyed, 2 houses destroyed, and 4 houses with significant roof damage. The path of the second tornado is described in a subsequent entry.
May 2019	Tornado (EF1)	Bellvue	$250,000	This tornado developed southwest of Kellyville near the intersection of I-44 and Highway 66, and moved east passing south of Kellyville before turning toward the northeast and dissipating east of town. It snapped and uprooted numerous trees, and destroyed outbuildings. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
May 2010	Tornado (EF1)	Sapulpa	$250,000	A tornado developed on the west side of Sapulpa and moved northeast across the north side of town. The tornado damaged a large metal building structure, severely damaged the roofs of numerous homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 110 mph. This tornado continued into Tulsa County, where it produced EF2 damage.
March 1990	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 1990	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
June 1974	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 1960	Tornado (F3)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 1960	Tornado (F3)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
March 2026	Tornado (EF1)	Bristow Jones Arpt	$150,000	The tornado developed approximately four miles northwest of Bristow, west of South 401st West Avenue and north of West 221st Street South. Moving northeast, it crossed South 401st West Avenue, where it destroyed a single-wide mobile home and an outbuilding. As the tornado continued northeast across Highway 16, it uprooted trees and snapped large limbs. At the intersection of Highway 48 and West 181st Street South, the tornado impacted an industrial site, collapsing overhead doors and removing roof sections from two metal buildings. The tornado maintained a northeast track, breaking additional large tree limbs along South 337th West Avenue, before dissipating north of Highway 66. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	New Mannford	$150,000	Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed metal grandstands at the football stadium in Mannford. Numerous trees were uprooted across town, and the roofs of numerous homes and businesses were damaged.
May 2004	Tornado (F1)	Depew	$150,000	This is the tornado mentioned in the previous entry. It formed near and just after the first tornado and traveled mainly through open territory. However, some of the structural damage that was mentioned earlier occurred along its path.
October 1998	Flash Flood	Countywide	$120,000	Low-lying areas across Creek County were flooded. In Bristow, low spots on several streets were flooded. In Sapulpa, between 15 and 18 homes, as well as a business, along Rock Creek were flooded, and residents of the area had to be evacuated. 161st West Avenue south of W. 81st was closed due to high water. Two teenage boys had to be rescued when their fishing boat capsized in the rain-swollen waters of the Polecat Creek 7 miles south of Sapulpa. A motorist had to be rescued when stranded by high water in the 800 block of West Teel. Firefighters rescued another 6 people trapped in the area of South Independence south of Taft. Several roads and bridges countywide were washed out.
May 2024	Hail	Sapulpa	$100,000	Hail up to the size of golf balls damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bristow	$100,000	Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged a business on the north side of town.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Sapulpa	$100,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roofs off of buildings at Westside Shopping Center.
June 2008	Hail	Mannford	$100,000	The hail broke many car windshields and damaged the siding of homes.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Sapulpa	$100,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. One tree smashed a carport when it fell. The wind also leveled the frame of an addition to church that was under construction.
August 2002	Lightning	Drumright	$100,000	Lightning started a fire at a tank battery of a petroleum company. The fire spread from the tank it first struck and ultimately destroyed nine steel and fiberglass tanks.
November 1999	Lightning	Sapulpa	$100,000	Lightning struck an oil storage tank causing an explosion and a resulting fire. Four tanks were burned, two of which were filled with oil.
May 2024	Hail	Sapulpa	$75,000	Hail up to golf ball size damaged homes and vehicles.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowden	$75,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees, several of which fell onto homes.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Sapulpa	$75,000	Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. Many power lines and poles were blown down resulting in widespread power outages.
May 2010	Tornado (EF1)	Milfay	$75,000	A tornado destroyed or damaged several barns and outbuildings, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, damaged houses, and blew down power poles. The Oklahoma Mesonet station southeast of Bristow was impacted by the tornado and measured 85 mph wind gusts at that point in the path. Damage to homes, trees, and barns suggested maximum wind gusts in the tornado were about 100 mph at times.
June 2008	Hail	Sapulpa	$75,000	no account filed
May 2024	Hail	Sapulpa	$50,000	Hail up to hen egg size damaged homes and vehicles.
November 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Kellyville	$50,000	Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a shop, snapped a power pole, and blew down trees.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	New Mannford	$50,000	Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted large trees, and blew down street signs and power poles.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sapulpa	$50,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power poles, and damaged homes.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Sapulpa	$50,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew much of the roof off of a home.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Drumright	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour caused extensive damage in Drumright. Large trees were blown down, several carports were destroyed, shingles were peeled off of several homes, privacy fences were blown down and the fire station lost part of its roof.
April 2008	Hail	Bristow	$50,000	Golfball size hail damaged automobiles and homes.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Mounds	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roof off a building.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Depew	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour caused damage in and just to the north of Depew. In Depew, the roof was blown off a house and numerous large tree limbs were blown down. One mile north of Depew, part of the roof of a barn was blown off, the front porch of a house was blown off, and numerous trees were damaged.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Silver City	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour destroyed two mobile homes and uprooted several trees.

Mines and quarries

50 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 50 workings inside this county. 5 still produce and 45 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	31
Stone, Crushed/Broken	11
Clay	7
Corundum	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unknown Shale Pit	Corundum	Past Producer
Sapulpa Clay Pit	Clay	Producer
Sugar Loaf Hill Pit	Clay	Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Quapaw Co. Limestone Pits & Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 9 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Bristow

Bristow census division · 74010 · On Catfish Creek · Bristow quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1990

Fire insurance: 6 atlases
Depew

Bristow South census division · 74028 · Depew quadrangle

11 sheets, 1931 to 1990

Fire insurance: 3 atlases
Kiefer

Sapulpa census division · 74041 · Sapulpa South quadrangle

20 sheets, 1901 to 1990

Fire insurance: 2 atlases
Mounds

Sapulpa census division · 74047 · Sapulpa South quadrangle

20 sheets, 1901 to 1990

Fire insurance: 6 atlases
Oilton

Keystone Lake census division · 74052 · On Deer Creek · Oilton quadrangle

12 sheets, 1929 to 1990

Fire insurance: 3 atlases
Sapulpa

Sapulpa census division · 74066 · On Biven Creek · Sapulpa South quadrangle

20 sheets, 1901 to 1990

Fire insurance: 9 atlases
Shamrock

Shamrock-Heyburn Lake census division · 74068 · Drumright quadrangle

11 sheets, 1931 to 1990

Fire insurance: 2 atlases
Slick

Kellyville-Slick census division · 74010 · On Chicken Creek · Slick quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1990

Fire insurance: 2 atlases
Aron

Bristow South census division · 74028 · Ritts Junction quadrangle

10 sheets, 1929 to 1990
Bellvue

Bristow census division · 74010 · Bellvue quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1990
Bowden

Sapulpa census division · 74131 · Sapulpa North quadrangle

14 sheets, 1912 to 1990
Drumright

Drumright census division · 74030 · Drumright quadrangle

11 sheets, 1931 to 1990
Edna

Kellyville-Slick census division · 74010 · On Comelys Branch · Nuyaka quadrangle

11 sheets, 1901 to 1990
Frey

Drumright census division · 74030 · On Tiger Creek · Oilton quadrangle

12 sheets, 1929 to 1990
Gypsy

Bristow South census division · 74028 · Gypsy quadrangle

11 sheets, 1901 to 1990
Heyburn

Kellyville-Slick census division · 74039 · On Neversweat Creek · Heyburn Reservoir quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1990
Hilton

Sapulpa census division · 74066 · Sapulpa North quadrangle

14 sheets, 1912 to 1990
Iron Post

Bristow South census division · 74010 · Gypsy quadrangle

11 sheets, 1901 to 1990
Kellyville

Kellyville-Slick census division · 74039 · Kellyville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1990
Lawrence Creek

Keystone Lake census division · 74044 · On Cottonwood Creek · Olive quadrangle

13 sheets, 1912 to 1990
Mannford

Keystone Lake census division · 74044 · On Little Salt Creek · Keystone Dam quadrangle

14 sheets, 1912 to 1990
Markham

Keystone Lake census division · 74085 · Oilton quadrangle

12 sheets, 1929 to 1990
Milfay

Bristow South census division · 74046 · On Camp Creek · Depew quadrangle

11 sheets, 1931 to 1990
New Mannford

Keystone Lake census division · 74044 · On Little Salt Creek · Mannford SE quadrangle

13 sheets, 1912 to 1990
Newby

Bristow South census division · 74010 · On East Fork Sandy Creek · Newby quadrangle

11 sheets, 1901 to 1990
Olive

Drumright census division · 74030 · Olive quadrangle

13 sheets, 1912 to 1990
Pemeta

Drumright census division · 74030 · On Tiger Creek · Oilton quadrangle

12 sheets, 1929 to 1990
Player

Keystone Lake census division · 74038 · On Deer Creek · Oilton quadrangle

12 sheets, 1929 to 1990
Pulaski

Bristow census division · 74010 · On Swan Creek · Bristow quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1990
Ritts Junction

Bristow South census division · 74028 · Ritts Junction quadrangle

10 sheets, 1929 to 1990
Silver City

Keystone Lake census division · 74038 · Olive quadrangle

13 sheets, 1912 to 1990
Tabor

Kellyville-Slick census division · 74010 · On Skull Creek · Slick quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1990
Tuskegee

Kellyville-Slick census division · 74010 · Newby quadrangle

11 sheets, 1901 to 1990

Recorded here

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

20 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1898 to 1961

Bristow, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1961

Mounds, Oklahoma

20 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1901 to 1923

Depew, Oklahoma

11 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1915 to 1923

Drumwright, Oklahoma

0 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1918 to 1951

Oilton, Oklahoma

12 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1919 to 1924

Kiefer, Oklahoma

20 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1919

Shamrock, Oklahoma

11 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1923

Slick, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1923

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.