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Le Flore County, Oklahoma

152 topographic sheets and 38 fire insurance atlases across 8 places.

Research this county

From the record

22 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oklahoma within the United States
Le Flore County within Oklahoma

What the record shows

  • 8 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Poteau, Talihina, Wister, Spiro, Cameron, Howe, Heavener, Bokoshe, between 1896 and 1942.
  • 38 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 1,379 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 22 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 16 buildings, 3 sites, 2 districts and 1 structure.
  • 6 of the 22 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 81 populated places in this county; 80 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

22

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

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Arkoma Schoolbuilding198888001398
Choctaw Agencysite197272001074
Peter Conser Housedistrict197171000665
Dog Creek Schoolbuilding198888001399
Hotel Lowreybuilding2020100005860
Jenson Tunnelstructure197676001567
LeFlore County Courthousebuilding198484003099
Old City Hall, Theater and Masonic Lodgebuilding2020100005557
Old Military Roadsite197676002155
Overstreet Housebuilding198080004285
Overstreet Housebuilding198080004285
Poteau Community Buildingbuilding198888001403
Poteau School Gymnasium-Auditoriumbuilding198888001404
James E. Reynolds Housebuilding197777001093
Shady Point Schoolbuilding198888001405
Skullyville County Jailbuilding198080004286
Summerfield Schoolbuilding198888001406
Terry Housebuilding198080004287
Trahern's Stationsite197272001073
Tucker Schoolbuilding198888001407
Twyman Parkdistrict198888001402
Williams Schoolbuilding198888001408

The county from the air

45 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 1,739 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 45 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, 1955-02-08, scale 1:23600
1955-02-08, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-02-08, scale 1:23600
1955-02-08, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-02-08, scale 1:23600
1955-02-08, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-02-08, scale 1:23600
1955-02-08, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-07, scale 1:18000
1963-04-07, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-07, scale 1:18000
1963-04-07, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-08, scale 1:18000
1963-04-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-08, scale 1:18000
1963-04-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-10, scale 1:29000
1964-04-10, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-10, scale 1:29000
1964-04-10, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-10, scale 1:29000
1964-04-10, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-10, scale 1:29000
1964-04-10, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-19, scale 1:20000
1965-02-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-19, scale 1:20000
1965-02-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-19, scale 1:20000
1965-02-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-19, scale 1:20000
1965-02-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-15, scale 1:22000
1966-04-15, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:74000
1970-02-08, scale 1:74000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:74000
1970-02-08, scale 1:74000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:74000
1970-02-08, scale 1:74000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:74000
1970-02-08, scale 1:74000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-20, scale 1:29000
1971-01-20, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-20, scale 1:29000
1971-01-20, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-20, scale 1:29000
1971-01-20, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-20, scale 1:29000
1971-01-20, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-06-12, scale 1:58000
1975-06-12, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-06-12, scale 1:58000
1975-06-12, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-06-12, scale 1:58000
1975-06-12, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-06-12, scale 1:60000
1975-06-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-29, scale 1:80000
1976-01-29, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-29, scale 1:80000
1976-01-29, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-03-13, scale 1:24000
1976-03-13, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-03-13, scale 1:24000
1976-03-13, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-16, scale 1:28000
1977-02-16, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-16, scale 1:28000
1977-02-16, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-16, scale 1:28000
1977-02-16, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-16, scale 1:28000
1977-02-16, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-04-06, scale 1:28000
1979-04-06, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-04-06, scale 1:28000
1979-04-06, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-04-06, scale 1:28000
1979-04-06, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-04-06, scale 1:28000
1979-04-06, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-03-22, scale 1:24000
1983-03-22, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-03-22, scale 1:24000
1983-03-22, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-03-22, scale 1:24000
1983-03-22, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-03-22, scale 1:24000
1983-03-22, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

15 stations, 11 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.

The 1950 census, district by district

62 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.

  • 40-1Arkoma town: Arkoma town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Sicard Ave., Choctaw, Gillette Ave., Osage, Le Flore Ave., Young Ave., Bluff, Bissell Ave., Walnut, Walnut extended; Town limits
  • 40-2Arkoma town - That part Bounded by Walnut, Bissell Ave., Bluff, Young Ave., Le Flore Ave., Osage, Gillette Ave., Choctaw, Sicard Ave.; Town limits; Town limits; Town limits
  • 40-3Bokoshe town
  • 40-4Bokoshe township: Bokoshe township - That part north of State Highway 31, outside Bokoshe town
  • 40-5Bokoshe township - That part south of State Highway 31, outside Bokoshe town
  • 40-6Braden township: Braden township - That part northwest of U.S. Highway 271 and State Highway 9 outside Arkoma town, including all islands in this enumeration district
  • 40-7Braden township - That part southeast of U.S. Highway 271 And State Highway 9 outside Arkoma town
  • 40-8Cameron town
  • 40-9Cameron township: Cameron township - That part north of Midland Valley Railroad
  • 40-10Cameron township - That part south of Midland Valley Railroad, outside Cameron town
  • 40-11Cowlington town, including that part in the S.W. 1/4 of section 2S, Township 10 N., Range 24 E.
  • 40-12Cowlington township - Outside Cowlington town
  • 40-13Heavener city: Heavener city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ave. E., Ave. E. extended; W. 1st
  • 40-14Heavener city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, W. 1st, Ave. H, W. 5th; City limits; City limits
  • 40-15Heavener city - That part Bounded by Ave. E. extended, Ave. E.; City limits; City limits; W. 5th, Ave. H, W. 1st
  • 40-16Heavener township: Heavener township - That part east and south of U.S. Highway 270, outside Heavener city
  • 40-17Heavener township - That part west and north of U.S. Highway 270 and north and northeast of Poteau River, outside Heavener city
  • 40-18Heavener township - That part southwest and south of Poteau River and west of U.S. Highway 270
  • 40-19Houston township: Houston township - That part east of U.S. Highway 270
  • 40-20Houston township - That part west of U.S. Highway 270
  • 40-21Howe town
  • 40-22Howe township: Howe township - That part east of U.S. Highway 270, outside Howe town
  • 40-23Howe township - That part west of U.S. Highway 270, outside Howe town
  • 40-24Kennady township: Kennady township - That part in Townships 6 and 7 N., Ranges 24 and 25 E.
  • 40-25Kennady township - That part in Township 7 N., Range 23 E.
  • 40-26Kully Chaha township
  • 40-27Milton township
  • 40-28Monroe township
  • 40-29Muse township: Muse township - That part north and northeast of State Highway 63
  • 40-30Muse township - That part south and southwest of State Highway 63
  • 40-31Octavia township
  • 40-32Page township
  • 40-33Panama town: Panama town - That part east of Broadway
  • 40-34Panama town - That part west of Broadway
  • 40-35Pocola township: Pocola township - That part north of Unnamed creek running northwest from county line to township line (Poteau River), outside Arkoma town
  • 40-36Pocola township - That part south of Unnamed creek running northwest from county line to township line (Poteau River)
  • 40-37Poteau city; Poteau bity - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Old city limits, City limits; City limits; St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, Willard Ave. extended, Millard Ave.; Central, Cedar, City limits
  • 40-38APoteau city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Old city limits, City limits, Cedar; Central, Willard Ave., Willard Ave. extended; St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; City limits, Old city limits
  • 40-38BPoteau city - That part of Ward 1, excluding the part of County Area situated entirely within the corporate limits of the city and which is located west of Mississippi Addition and north of Cedar Bounded by City limits; City limits, Old city limits, City limits (west of Mississippi Addition), City limits, Old city limits; Old city limits, City limits (north of Kansas City Southern Addition); City limits
  • 40-39Poteau city - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; City limits; Parker Ave., Warner, Parker Ave.; Parker Ave., Ward line, Parker Ave., Ward line
  • 40-40Poteau city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line, Parker Ave., Warner, Parker Ave.; City limits; City limits, Grady Ave., Ward line; Kansas City Southern Railroad
  • 40-41Poteau city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line, Parker Ave., Ward line; Kansas City Southern Railroad; Ward line, Grady Ave., Ward line; St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
  • 40-42Poteau city - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by Ward line, Grady Ave., Ward line, Grady Ave.; City limits; City limits, St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
  • 40-43Poteau township: Poteau township - That part, including the part situated entirely within the corporate limits of Poteau city although not a part of the city, east of U.S. Highway 271 to Poteau city, north of Unnamed highway from Poteau city to Poteau River and north and east of Poteau River, outside Poteau city
  • 40-44Poteau township - That part west and northwest of U.S. Highway 271, outside Poteau city
  • 40-45Poteau township - That part southeast of U.S. Hyy. 271 to Poteau, south of Unnamed Highway from Poteau to Poteau River, and west and south of Poteau River, outside Poteau city
  • 40-46Shady Point township Outside Panama town
  • 40-47ASpiro town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits, Old town limits, Walnut, Old town limits, Town limits; Town limits; Prairie Ave., Hickory, Main Ave., Oak, Washington Ave.
  • 40-47BSpiro town - That part Bounded by Old town limits; Town limits, Old town limits, Lake; Old town limits; Old town limits, Walnut, Cherokee Ave.
  • 40-48BSpiro town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Old town limits; Old town limits; Old town limits
  • 40-48ASpiro town - That part Bounded by Town limits, Old town limits, Town limits; Town limits, Washington Ave., Oak, Main Ave., Hickory, Prairie Ave.; Town limits; Town limits
  • 40-49Spiro township: Spiro township - That part north of U.S. Highway 271 and U.S. Highway 59, outside Spiro town
  • 40-50Spiro township - That part south of U.S. Highway 271 and U.S. Highway 59, outside Spiro town
  • 40-51Summerfield township: Summerfield township - That part east and southeast of U.S. Highway 271
  • 40-52Summerfield township - That part west and northwest of U.S. Highway 271
  • 40-53Talihina town: Talihina town - That part Bounded by 1st; Town limits; Town limits; Town limits, Hill, Marsh
  • 40-54Talihina town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits, 1st, Marsh, Hill; Town limits; Town limits
  • 40-55Talihina township: Talihina township - That part north and northeast of State Highway 63, outside Talihina town
  • 40-56Talihina township - That part south and southwest of State Highway 63, outside Talihina town
  • 40-57Wister town
  • 40-58Wister township: Wister township - That part south and southeast of U.S. Highway 270, outside Wister town
  • 40-59Wister township - That part north and northwest of U.S. Highway 270, outside Wister town

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

3,138 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 3,138 of them, burning about 131,118 acres. 139 started naturally and 1,321 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism1321
Missing data/not specified/undetermined962
Debris and open burning371
Equipment and vehicle use151
Natural139
Railroad operations and maintenance68
Recreation and ceremony52
Smoking33
Misuse of fire by a minor23
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Fireworks5
Other causes2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,700 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryCALHOUN
1 February 2016Arson/incendiarism2,400 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
12 February 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,900 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
19 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,800 acresOklahoma Division of ForestrySUGARLOAF
13 February 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,800 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
4 August 2011Arson/incendiarism1,384 acresOuachita National ForestBLUE BRANCH
4 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,330 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
20 February 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,300 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named

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

Storms, 1953 to 2026

60 of 1,256 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,256 reports for this county, causing 21 deaths, 167 injuries and about $20,594,280 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail550
Thunderstorm Wind467
Flash Flood94
Tornado78
Flood63
Funnel Cloud2
Lightning2

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1961Tornado (F4)not stated16 killed, 58 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 1976Tornado (F5)not stated2 killed, 64 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
March 1976Tornado (F4)not stated1 killed, 4 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 2019Flash FloodNeff1 killedPortions of several county roads were flooded. A motorist drove into flood water on Gilmore Road east of Poteau and was drowned.
May 2015FloodCoal Creek1 killedThe Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 2:15 am CDT on May 10th. The river crested at 43.54 feet at 1:00 am CDT on the 12th, resulting in major flooding. Very severe agricultural flooding occurred and many county roads were totally impassable. One flood-related fatality occurred at around 3:30 am CDT on the 11th near Spiro when a man tried to rescue cattle that had been inundated by flood waters. He drown and was found on May 13th. The river fell below flood stage at 11:30 pm CDT on the 15th.
April 1980Tornado (F3)not stated9 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
November 1983Tornado (F3)not stated6 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
February 1997Thunderstorm WindPocola4 hurt, $540,000no account filed
April 2009Tornado (EF2)(Pgo)Page4 hurt, $100,000A tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring four occupants, two of which were severely injured. Several other mobile homes were also severely damaged and a permanent home was damaged. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Based on this damage, maximum winds were estimated to be between 120 and 130 mph.
March 1985Thunderstorm Windnot stated4 hurtno account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Wister3 hurt, $40,000A tornado rolled a mobile home, injuring three people, damaged the roof of a permanent home, and snapped or uprooted numerous large trees. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 105 mph. A storm spotter witnessed this tornado.
February 1997Thunderstorm WindCameron2 hurt, $120,000no account filed
February 2007Thunderstorm WindSpiro2 hurt, $100,000Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a garage, caused minor damage to about two dozen homes, snapped numerous trees, and blew down power lines. A travel trailer was blown over on its side and two occupants were injured.
May 1998Tornado (F1)Calhoun2 hurt, $100,000At 838 PM CDT, a tornado touched down in the small community of Calhoun. Six homes in Calhoun were damaged, four of which were considered destroyed. One of the six was a mobile home. Two minor injuries occurred when a home was lifted off of its concrete block foundation and destroyed. Wind speed estimates based on the damage suggests velocities were in the upper end of the F1 category, meaning wind in Calhoun were near 110 mph.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindSpiro1 hurt, $50,000A microburst slammed into the rural Fort Coffee community, destroying one unanchored trailer, and causing other damage over about a 3-4 square mile area. The storm was moving to the WSW at about 20 knots. The microburst had a measured divergent spread of 140 degrees with the left (south) edge of the debris blown to 160 degrees and the right (north) edge of the debris blown to 300 degrees.The destroyed trailer faced south and was hit from the rear by outflow winds from 340 degrees. This wind direction was about 80 degrees from the path of the storm, implying that there was practically no translational speed added into this wind, therefore, it is thought that the trailer was destoyed by no more than a 60 mph wind. The trailer was flipped onto its roof, then came apart, and was spread across the road and into the field to the south. A man and his son were in the trailer at the time of the event. The man suffered a minor neck injury. A couple of barns and a carport were destroyed as well, and several residences sustained damage ranging from shingles loosened to structural damage of a garage and outside wall.The storm cluster producing this microburst had also produced a microburst over the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindSpiro1 hurt, $30,000Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down many trees and power lines. One tree fell on a vehicle, injuring its occupant. Several homes were also damaged by the wind.
April 1968Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1958Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 1991Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurtno account filed
January 1999HailPoteau$2,600,000Golfball-sized hail caused major damage in Poteau. Many cars had their windshields broken out, their mirrors and antennae knocked off, and some cars were dented so badly that it knocked off paint. The entire police fleet suffered dents. Roof damage on many buildings was considerable. State Farm Insurance alone had 800 building damage claims and 350 auto claims stemming from the storm. The awning on the Black Angus restaurant on Broadway was shredded by the force of the hail. State Farm reported $1.6 million in claims, and the Reed-Williams Insurance Company reported $1 million in claims two weeks after the storm, and more claims were still coming in. All in all, this was a historic hailstorm for Poteau.
March 2000Tornado (F2)Hodgen$1,200,000A tornado touched down 1.5 miles northwest of Hodgen and moved southeast passing near the town of Hodgen before lifting 2 miles southeast of Hodgen. Three mobile homes were destroyed and as many as eight others were damaged. In addition, two broiler houses were destroyed, killing all the chickens inside.A few other agriculture structures were damaged and a few power lines were blown down.
March 2006Tornado (F1)Shady Pt$700,000A tornado associated with the north end of a bowing convective line segment destroyed two chicken houses, severely damaged several homes, destroyed sheds and outbuildings, snapped and uprooted a number of trees, and blew down power lines and power poles.
May 2015Tornado (EF2)Smacker$500,000This tornado developed near Kerr Mansion, south-southwest of Poteau. It moved north-northeast then turned more northward west of Poteau and eventually curved north-northwest as it moved through Shady Point and west of Panama before dissipating. Several homes were severely damaged within the path, a number of other homes received roof damage, at least two mobile homes were destroyed, barns and outbuildings were destroyed, a cellular communications tower was partially collapsed, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and power poles were blown down by this tornado. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 110 to 120 mph.
November 1983Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1982Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1960Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1956Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2017Tornado (EF2)Neff$150,000A tornado developed southwest of Cameron and moved generally north. It destroyed mobile homes, damaged homes, destroyed outbuildings, snapped numerous trees and power poles, uprooted numerous trees, and rolled several vehicles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 110 to 120 mph.
May 2015Flash FloodTalihina$150,000Numerous buildings in town were flooded, including the housing authority, the Choctaw Nation Hospital, and a nursing home.
June 2005LightningTalihina$120,000Lightning struck a diner causing a fire that burned it down.
May 1999Tornado (F1)Cowlington$110,000An F1 tornado touchdown in Cowlington. The tornado damaged eight single-family homes, destroyed two mobile homes, and damaged two trailers. A mattress was lodged in a tree behind a mobile home in which its roof was peeled back. The tornado also uprooted several trees.
April 2026HailWister$100,000Tennis ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
April 2026HailPoteau$100,000Tennis ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2022Tornado (EF1)Heavener Arpt$100,000This tornado developed east of Horsepen Creek and south of Poteau Mountain Road, where trees were uprooted. The tornado moved northeast across Poteau Mountain Road, snapping and uprooting numerous trees, and then it destroyed an outbuilding, damaged a home, destroyed an RV, and blew the roof from an uninhabited home. The tornado became about 8/10 of a mile wide as it approached Gassaway Loop and then crossed Highway 83. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, and outbuildings were destroyed through this area. The tornado continued to produce tree damage and outbuilding damage as it crossed Gilmore and Midway Roads, and then dissipated north of Midway Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 105 to 110 mph.
May 2015Flash FloodTalihina$100,000Widespread flooding occurred in this part of the county. Five apartments were inundated with up to six inches of water. Several class rooms at the high school field house were flooded. Two businesses and a duplex were flooded. Numerous county roads were flooded and impassable, including Highway 82, Highway 63, Highway 1.
May 2011Tornado (EF2)Reichert$100,000A tornado destroyed a mobile home, damaged several permanent homes, snapped dozens of power poles, and snapped or uprooted numerous large trees. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 115 mph.
November 2011Flash FloodConser$100,000Multiple roads across southern Le Flore County were flooded and impassable. Water rescues were conducted at Cedar Lake where recreational vehicles were washed away.
June 2004HailPanama$100,000Baseball size hail damaged roofs of buildings and vehicles. The largest of the stones was spotty. Otherwise more damage would have occurred.
March 2000HailWister$100,000no account filed
March 2000HailHeavener$100,000no account filed
July 2004Flash FloodNorth Portion$83,000Heavy thunderstorm rains which totalled 5.32 inches at Spiro and 3.06 inches at Panama caused flash flooding across the northern part of Le Flore county. Several county roads were flooded or impassable. Some of the roads received excessive damage.
April 2026HailWister$75,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
April 2023HailSpiro$75,000Tennis ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
November 2022Tornado (EF1)Heavener$75,000This tornado developed just south of Highway 128 on the southeast side of Heavener, where several homes were damaged, outbuildings were destroyed, and trees were snapped or uprooted. It moved northeast into mountainous, and heavily wooded terrain, snapping and uprooting numerous trees on Middle Mountain and Poteau Mountain before dissipating near Cowskin Ridge. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
September 2020Flash FloodShady Pt$75,000Multiple empty mobile homes at a mobile home sales lot were floated away by rising flood water.
May 2015Flash FloodPocola$75,000A low water bridge was washed out by high water. Portions of Barnes Road were washed out by flooding.
November 2022Tornado (EF1)Ludlow$70,000This is the second segment of a two segment tornado, which developed in heavily wooded terrain in far northern McCurtain County. In Le Flore County, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, a couple homes were damaged, and several outbuildings were destroyed from southeast of Honobia to northeast of Honobia. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindPocola$70,000Strong winds damaged three mobile homes in Pocola. Trees falling onto power lines caused power outages to 2,000 electric customers in Pocola, Scullyville, and Murry Spur.
April 2026HailTalihina$50,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
May 2022HailWister$50,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
April 2022HailBraden$50,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
April 2022HailArkoma$50,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
September 2020Flash FloodShady Pt$50,000Multiple houses were flooded in Shady Point, and at least one car was stalled in flood water. Multiple people were rescued from one of the flooded homes.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Talihina$50,000A tornado severely damaged a home and snapped or uprooted trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
October 2014Tornado (EF1)Stony Pt$50,000A tornado tore portions of the roofs and walls from two chicken houses, uprooted several hardwood trees, and snapped numerous large tree limbs. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 90 mph.
September 2010Flash FloodCowlington$50,000Several county roads were damaged by flooding in the northwestern portion of the county.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindArkoma$50,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew out windows and damaged roofs.
April 2009HailMuse$50,000Hail as large as baseballs caused widespread roof and window damage near Muse.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindCowlington$50,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour uprooted trees. Homes were damaged.
September 2007Flash FloodHeavener$50,000Heavy rains caused flooding of numerous secondary roads across southern Le Flore county. A few bridges were washed out near Big Cedar.

Mines and quarries

31 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 31 workings inside this county. 6 still produce and 25 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken17
Sand and Gravel, Construction8
Clay5
Flagstone1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Perkings QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Chandler Clay MineClayProducer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Building Stone QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Miller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hamilton PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rock Island StoneStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

81

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 8 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Poteau, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1899 to 1942

Talihina, Oklahoma

18 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1896 to 1924

Wister, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1899 to 1913

Spiro, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1925

Cameron, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1899 to 1913

Howe, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1925

Heavener, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1913 to 1937

Bokoshe, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1916

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

1 structure

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.