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Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

102 topographic sheets and 31 fire insurance atlases across 7 places.

Research this county

From the record

7 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oklahoma within the United States
Sequoyah County within Oklahoma

What the record shows

  • 7 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Sallisaw, Muldrow, Vian, Hanson, Illinois Station, Gore, Campbell, between 1896 and 1933.
  • 31 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 840 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 7 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings.
  • 1 of the 7 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 49 populated places in this county; 49 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

40 photographs, 1936 to 1939

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.

Migrant agricultural workers camped near Vian, Oklahoma
Migrant agricultural workers camped near Vian, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Scene on a tractor farm. Trailer loaded with oil drums. In Arkansas River bottoms near Vian, Oklahoma. Former tenant farmer is now day laborer
Scene on a tractor farm. Trailer loaded with oil drums. In Arkansas River bottoms near Vian, Oklahoma. Former tenant farmer is now day laborer
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Home of itinerant statue maker and agricultural day laborer living on Poteau Creek near Spiro, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Home of itinerant statue maker and agricultural day laborer living on Poteau Creek near Spiro, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Daughter of woman tenant farmer reading magazine. Near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Daughter of woman tenant farmer reading magazine. Near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Children of agricultural day laborers camped by the roadside near Spiro, Oklahoma. There were no beds and no protection from the profusion of flies
Children of agricultural day laborers camped by the roadside near Spiro, Oklahoma. There were no beds and no protection from the profusion of flies
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Clothes of white agricultural day laborers drying on old fence with broken plow in foreground, north of Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Clothes of white agricultural day laborers drying on old fence with broken plow in foreground, north of Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Main street during 1936 drought. Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Main street during 1936 drought. Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1936. Library of Congress
Migrant agricultural workers camped near Vian, Oklahoma
Migrant agricultural workers camped near Vian, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Children of agricultural day laborer sitting on an old automobile seat cushion. On Poteau Creek near Spiro, Oklahoma, Sequoyah County
Children of agricultural day laborer sitting on an old automobile seat cushion. On Poteau Creek near Spiro, Oklahoma, Sequoyah County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Child of agricultural day laborer coming out of tent near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Child of agricultural day laborer coming out of tent near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Paying off time for potato pickers near Spiro, Oklahoma
Paying off time for potato pickers near Spiro, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Old store in Akins, Oklahoma, now used as living quarters
Old store in Akins, Oklahoma, now used as living quarters
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Privy made of Purina Chow sacks, tenant farmer's. Near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Privy made of Purina Chow sacks, tenant farmer's. Near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Child looking out of window of tent home near Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Child looking out of window of tent home near Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Children of tenant farmer living near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Children of tenant farmer living near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Interior of house. Arkansas River bottom near Vian. Oklahoma, Sequoyah County
Interior of house. Arkansas River bottom near Vian. Oklahoma, Sequoyah County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Articles on mantelpiece and photograph showing last reunion of deputy U.S. Marshals in Indian territory. Scene in home of farm family now on WPA (Works Progress Administration/ Work Projects Administration) near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Articles on mantelpiece and photograph showing last reunion of deputy U.S. Marshals in Indian territory. Scene in home of farm family now on WPA (Works Progress Administration/ Work Projects Administration) near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Negro farm owner working in kitchen. Arkansas River bottoms near Vian, Oklahoma
Negro farm owner working in kitchen. Arkansas River bottoms near Vian, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Indian mother and son, tenant farmers near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Indian mother and son, tenant farmers near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Old store in Akins, Oklahoma, now used as living quarters
Old store in Akins, Oklahoma, now used as living quarters
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Interior of Negro agricultural day laborer's home near Vian, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Interior of Negro agricultural day laborer's home near Vian, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Child of family encamped in the open after leaving the Arkansas River bottoms because of hordes of mosquitoes. This camp was near Spiro, Oklahoma
Child of family encamped in the open after leaving the Arkansas River bottoms because of hordes of mosquitoes. This camp was near Spiro, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Child of agricultural day laborers camped near Spiro, Oklahoma. She is sitting on the bedroll. There was no bed in the camp. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Child of agricultural day laborers camped near Spiro, Oklahoma. She is sitting on the bedroll. There was no bed in the camp. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Woman tenant farmer with her grandson. Her husband is dead and she is farming with the help of three near-grown sons near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Woman tenant farmer with her grandson. Her husband is dead and she is farming with the help of three near-grown sons near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Scene in kitchen of home of Negro farm owner in Arkansas River bottoms. Near Vian, Oklahoma
Scene in kitchen of home of Negro farm owner in Arkansas River bottoms. Near Vian, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Home of agricultural day laborer's family who cared for his tubercular wife and two children. Poteau Creek near Spiro, Oklahoma
Home of agricultural day laborer's family who cared for his tubercular wife and two children. Poteau Creek near Spiro, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Child of agricultural day laborer in front of dressing table in shack. Near Vian, Oklahoma
Child of agricultural day laborer in front of dressing table in shack. Near Vian, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Bedding of agricultural workers' family near Vian, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Bedding of agricultural workers' family near Vian, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Children of tenant farmer living near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Children of tenant farmer living near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Girl of migrant family camped near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Girl of migrant family camped near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Mother and child of agricultural day laborers family encamped near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Mother and child of agricultural day laborers family encamped near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Boy asleep in house in Arkansas River bottom near Vian. Oklahoma, Sequoyah County
Boy asleep in house in Arkansas River bottom near Vian. Oklahoma, Sequoyah County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Camp of itinerant statue maker and agricultural day laborer on Poteau Creek near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Camp of itinerant statue maker and agricultural day laborer on Poteau Creek near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Home of white agricultural day laborers north of Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Home of white agricultural day laborers north of Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Front of house of tenant farmer living near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Front of house of tenant farmer living near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Primitive hog pen built by itinerant statue maker and day laborer camped on Poteau Creek near Spiro, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Primitive hog pen built by itinerant statue maker and day laborer camped on Poteau Creek near Spiro, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Automobile of family camped by the roadside while they did agricultural day labor in the neighborhood to secure funds to continue westward to Arizona and Califormia. This camp was near Spiro, Oklahoma
Automobile of family camped by the roadside while they did agricultural day labor in the neighborhood to secure funds to continue westward to Arizona and Califormia. This camp was near Spiro, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Home of Negro agricultural day laborers in Arkansas River bottoms. Near Vian, Oklahoma, Sequoyah County
Home of Negro agricultural day laborers in Arkansas River bottoms. Near Vian, Oklahoma, Sequoyah County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Home of itinerant statue maker and agricultural day laborer living in Poteau Creek, near Spiro, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Home of itinerant statue maker and agricultural day laborer living in Poteau Creek, near Spiro, Oklahoma. Sequoyah County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Child of agricultural day laborer coming out of tent near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Child of agricultural day laborer coming out of tent near Spiro. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

7

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
Citizen's State Bankbuilding198080003300
Dwight Missionbuilding197373001570
Judge Franklin Faulkner Housebuilding198080003301
First Presbyterian Churchbuilding200303000096
Hines Round Barnbuilding198484003432
Sallisaw High Schoolbuilding199797000614
Sequoyah's Cabinbuilding196666000634

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 2 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 2 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Motel Western, Hwy 64 East, Sallisaw, Okla., Boston Public Library - undated
Motel Western, Hwy 64 East, Sallisaw, Okla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

32 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 743 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 32 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, 1958-04-12, scale 1:17000
1958-04-12, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-12, scale 1:17000
1958-04-12, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-12, scale 1:17000
1958-04-12, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-12, scale 1:17000
1958-04-12, scale 1:17000. 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, 1963-04-07, 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, 1967-03-21, scale 1:28000
1967-03-21, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-21, scale 1:28000
1967-03-21, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-21, scale 1:28000
1967-03-21, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-21, scale 1:28000
1967-03-21, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-25, scale 1:30000
1971-01-25, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-25, scale 1:30000
1971-01-25, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-25, scale 1:30000
1971-01-25, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-25, scale 1:30000
1971-01-25, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-22, scale 1:80000
1972-12-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-22, scale 1:80000
1972-12-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-22, scale 1:80000
1972-12-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-22, scale 1:80000
1972-12-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-20, scale 1:24000
1973-02-20, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-20, scale 1:24000
1973-02-20, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-20, scale 1:24000
1973-02-20, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-20, scale 1:24000
1973-02-20, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-20, scale 1:80000
1977-03-20, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-20, scale 1:80000
1977-03-20, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-20, scale 1:80000
1977-03-20, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-20, scale 1:80000
1977-03-20, scale 1:80000. 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

7 stations, 5 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

33 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.

  • 68-1Akins township
  • 68-2Blackgum township
  • 68-3Brent township
  • 68-4Campbell township: Campbell township - That part northeast of State Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 64, outside Gore town
  • 68-5Campbell township - That part southwest of State Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 64, outside Gore town
  • 68-6Gans township
  • 68-7Gore town
  • 68-8Hanson township
  • 68-9Long township: Long township - That part east and northeast of Little Lee and Lee Creeks
  • 68-10Long township - That part west and southwest of Little Lee and Lee Creeks
  • 68-11McKey township: McKey township - That part north of U.S. Highway 64
  • 68-12McKey township - That part south of U.S. Highway 64
  • 68-13Marble City town
  • 68-14Marble township - Outside Marble City town
  • 68-15Moffett town
  • 68-16Muldrow town
  • 68-17Muldrow township - Outside Muldrow town
  • 68-18Paw Paw township: Paw Paw township - That part east and north of Camp Creek, outside Moffett town
  • 68-19Paw Paw township - That part west and south of Camp Creek
  • 68-20Prices Chapel township
  • 68-21Redland Township
  • 68-22Rocky Mountain township
  • 68-23Roland town
  • 68-24Roland township - Outside Roland town
  • 68-25Sadie township
  • 68-26ASallisaw city - That part Bounded by Limits of platted part of city; Limits of platted part of city; Kansas City Southern Railroad; Elm extended, Elm, Creek Avenue, Elm, Elm extended, Elm
  • 68-26BSallisaw city - That part Bounded by Route 64, Limits of platted part of city, Missouri Pacific Railroad; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 68-27BSallisaw city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Missouri Pacific Railroad, Limits of platted part of city, Route 64; City limits
  • 68-27ASallissaw city - That part Bounded by Limits of platted part of city Elm, Elm extended, Elm; Creek Avenue, Creek Avenue extended, Creek Avenue; Limits of platted part of city
  • 68-28Sallisaw city - That part Bounded by Creek Avenue, Creek Avenue extended, Creek Avenue; Elm, Elm extended, Kansas City Southern Railroad, Limits of platted part of city; Limits of platted part of city; Limits of platted part of city
  • 68-29Sallisaw township - Outside Sallisaw city
  • 68-30Vian town
  • 68-31Vian township - Outside Vian town

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,540 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,540 of them, burning about 74,717 acres. 72 started naturally and 1,043 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism1043
Missing data/not specified/undetermined701
Debris and open burning423
Equipment and vehicle use104
Recreation and ceremony76
Natural72
Smoking60
Misuse of fire by a minor31
Railroad operations and maintenance27
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 March 1995Arson/incendiarism2,770 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsLICK HOLLOW
19 March 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,530 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
31 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,320 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryHAGAN MTN
20 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1,200 acresCherokee Nation TribeCNA RES #7
19 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1,100 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
29 August 2000Arson/incendiarism1,100 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
2 February 1997Debris and open burning900 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
10 March 2004Arson/incendiarism825 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryDRY ROCK FIRE

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

Storms, 1955 to 2026

60 of 708 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 708 reports for this county, causing 20 deaths, 62 injuries and about $10,381,230 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail298
Thunderstorm Wind265
Flash Flood72
Tornado60
Flood10
Lightning3

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
January 1957Tornado (F4)not stated10 killed, 20 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 1960Tornado (F4)not stated5 killed, 13 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 2004Flash FloodNortheast Portion2 killedFlooding occurred along Lee Creek in the northeast part of Sequoyah county on the 24th of April. This flooding resulted in two deaths. A camper with 3 occupants was swept away by the creek 2 miles north of Short at approximated 645 am cdt. An 85 year old man and a 54 year old woman were swept away by the flood waters and died. The third occupant, a 24 year old male, survived by clinging to a tree.
April 1999LightningMuldrow1 killed, 1 hurtA 36-year old Muldrow man was killed by lightning while fishing in a tournament on the Arkansas River near Lock and Dam 14. A 24-year old companion was also struck by lightning, suffering severe burns on his right arm, shoulder and foot.
May 1960Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, $250,000no account filed
May 1960Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, $25,000no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindGans10 hurt, $25,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the roof of a school. Debris from the roof blew into a room where students were sheltering from the storm and injured 10 of the students.
May 1973Tornado (F3)not stated6 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1988Thunderstorm Windnot stated6 hurtno account filed
May 1955Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $2,500no account filed
August 2005LightningVian2 hurtLightning struck two boys who were helping their father work on a home that was under construction. The boys were transported to Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa for treatment.
May 1968Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 1959Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $2,500no account filed
May 1960Tornado (F4)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
April 2008Thunderstorm WindMuldrow$1,000,000Thunderstorm winds estimated up to 100 miles an hour and hail up to golfball size damaged 477 homes and 25 businesses along a couple of mile wide swath. Over 30 power poles were blown down leaving thousands without power.
July 2004Flash FloodCountywide$500,000Heavy thunderstorm rains which totalled 6.23 inches at Sallisaw and 4.25 inches near Gore caused extensive flash flooding across Sequoyah county. Several businesses suffered flood damage in Vian and a couple of home were flooded in Sallisaw. Numerous roads across the county including Highway 64 near Vian, Sallisaw and Muldrow were flooded. County roads were severely damaged in places and total damage to infrastructive was estimated at $284,000.
March 2008Flash FloodBlackgum$300,000Heavy rain flooded numerous roads across the county, several of which had portions that were washed out.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindSallisaw$250,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew off much of the metal roof from a hospital, blew down several trees and power poles, and snapped large tree limbs.
June 2000Flash FloodCountywide$250,000Heavy thunderstorm rains including 3.90 inches at Marble City caused widespread flooding of rural roads around Sequoyah county. The flooding washed out a few gravel roads and damaged some bridges. A few of the major roads closed included Highway 141 near Gans and Highway 64B 2 miles north of Muldrow.
May 1986Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1984Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1982Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1960Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2008Flash FloodMuldrow$200,000Heavy rains flooded rural roads in the southeast part of the county. Moffet and Roland cancelled school due to the flooded roads. The flooding caused damage to roads and bridges.
November 2018Tornado (EF1)Blackgum$150,000This is the first segment of a six segment tornado. This long-track tornado developed near Blackgum where homes were damaged, barns and outbuildings were destroyed, and trees were snapped. The tornado moved north-northeast, snapping and uprooting numerous trees as it approached an inlet of Lake Tenkiller, and crossed into Cherokee County. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
May 2010Tornado (EF1)Gore$150,000The tornado that developed northwest of Webbers Falls in Muskogee County continued into Sequoyah County where it damaged docks on Tenkiller Lake, damaged several 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.
February 2022Thunderstorm WindBrent$125,000Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed three outbuildings, damaged the roofs of two homes, and blew down several trees.
May 2022HailGore$100,000Tennis ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
May 2021Tornado (EF1)Muldrow$100,000This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. This tornado developed on the east side of Muldrow, Oklahoma, uprooting trees and snapping large tree limbs. It moved east-northeast passing just north of Roland, where trees were snapped, power poles were snapped, outbuildings were destroyed, and several homes were damaged. The tornado then moved northeast uprooting trees, snapping power poles, and damaging outbuildings as it approached the state line. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. The tornado continued into Crawford County, Arkansas.
May 2020Tornado (EF0)Blackgum$100,000This tornado destroyed boat storage units, blew down power poles, and snapped large tree limbs. It was observed by storm chasers. Based on the damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph.
March 2013Tornado (EF1)Sallisaw Arpt$100,000A tornado developed atop a ridge south-southwest of Sallisaw. The tornado destroyed several wood-framed barns and snapped large tree limbs on top of the ridge then moved southeast damaging a permanent home and snapping power poles as it crossed Highway 59. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
May 2011HailSallisaw$100,000Hail larger than baseball size was reported in and near town by the public, the broadcast media, and amateur radio operators. The hail damaged homes, businesses, and automobiles.
September 2010Flash FloodVian$100,000The Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office reported numerous road closures in and around Vian. High water also flooded numerous streets in and around Sallisaw. Several homes and businesses were flooded in town and several county roads were washed out. The Sallisaw Middle School was damaged by flooding. Vehicles were stranded in high water, necessitating water rescues.
April 2008HailMoffett$100,000West facing windows of homes were broken out. The paint on the west side of one house was partially removed.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindSadie$100,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, uprooted trees, produced minor damage to homes, and damaged small metal buildings in a several mile-wide swath from near the shoreline of Robert S. Kerr Reservoir to the west and north sides of Sallisaw. The horse track on the west side of Sallisaw sustained roof damage to the main building, which resulted in subsequent water damage as water flowed through the roof into the building. Several horse stables also sustained major damage.
May 2005Flash FloodVian$100,000Two feet of water was reported in a store and a number of streets were flooded.
January 2002Thunderstorm WindSallisaw$100,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour produced damage to various objects along Kerr Lake to the southwest of Sallisaw. The damage included a small garage blown off its foundation, a travel trailer which was blown over, a chicken house which was blown off its foundation and a porch which was blown off a house.
May 1999Tornado (F1)Hanson$90,000An F1 tornado touchdown south of Akins destroyed several barns, damaged several house roofs, and caused extensive tree damage. One house had half of its roof crushed by a tree, and outbuildings and a tractor shed were destroyed. Another home was damaged by trees and blowing debris, and a mobile home was moved off of its foundation. Another mobile home was crushed by a tree.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSallisaw$75,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew the roof off of a business.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindRoland$50,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew out the front windows of a business, and caused structural damage to the store.
May 2022HailSallisaw$50,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
June 2022FloodSallisaw$50,000Homes and buildings were flooded on the west side of town.
September 2010Flash FloodBlackgum$50,000Numerous secondary roads across the county were barricaded or washed out due to high water.
August 2008Flash FloodVian$50,000Heavy rain caused a few roads near Vian to be flooded. Caddo Creek Road was washed out.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindRoland$50,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour caused some damage in and near Roland. A trailer at a RV dealership was blown over in town and a church west of town lost a porch roof. The roof fell on a van.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindSallisaw$50,000Thunderstorm winds produced by a microburst estimated at 70 miles an hour tore the roofs off of five metal barns at Blue Ribbon Downs. Although three horses were injured, no people were hurt.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindSallisaw$50,000no account filed
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Gore$35,000This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado moved into Sequoyah County west of Gore, and continued to move east-northeast across the north side of Gore. It uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged outbuildings until it dissipated north of the E 1000 Road and east of the S 4469 Road. It produced a tornadic debris signature from the KSRX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindMuldrow$35,000The roof was blown off one downtown business. Numerous trees were also blown down and one barn was destroyed by strong thunderstorm wind.
June 2025Tornado (EF1)Vian$30,000This tornado developed west of Vian, between I-40 and Highway 64. The tornado moved east-southeast along and just north of I-40 to the vicinity of the Vian exit on I-40. The tornado continued east-southeast down I-40, and then crossed Highway 64 near the E 1060 Road. It then turned east, moving along the E 1060 Road for about 1.6 miles before turning the northeast and dissipating near McKey Road, southwest of the community of McKey. The tornado uprooted trees, and damaged barns and homes. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 95 mph.
May 2021Tornado (EF1)Paw Paw$30,000This is the first segment of a four segment tornado. The tornado developed southeast of Muldrow, where trees were uprooted. It moved northeast uprooting trees, toppling multiple center-pivot irrigation systems, and snapping power poles to near Moffett. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. The tornado continued into Crawford County, Arkansas.
October 1998Flash FloodCountywide$30,000Small roads were washed out by Cato Creek 1.5 miles northeast of Blackgum. Water covered the road near Tenkiller Dam.
August 2021Flash FloodVian$25,000Portions of the E 1020 Road, where it crosses Little Vian Creek, were flooded and impassable. Flood water washed away portions of the S 4550 Road.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindSallisaw$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed two barns and snapped large tree limbs across a small area on the northwest side of Sallisaw.
April 2016Tornado (EF1)Foreman$25,000This tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and damaged the roofs of several homes. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
May 2015Flash FloodMuldrow$25,000Portions of the E1100 Road were washed out by flooding.
May 2015Flash FloodGans$25,000A small bridge was washed out by flooding. The 1070 Road was closed due to high water.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindVian$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees onto homes and cars.
May 2007Flash FloodSallisaw$25,000Heavy rains caused a house and a school to be flooded. Neighboring streets were also flooded.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindSallisaw$25,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roof of an elementary school building. Numeorus power lines and 50 trees were also blown down.

Mines and quarries

58 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 58 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 54 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction30
Clay16
Stone, Crushed/Broken12

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Marble City Mine #2 & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone 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 Shale PitClayProducer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
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Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayProducer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast 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
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
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
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, 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 Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

49

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

The vanished settlements of Sequoyah County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Sallisaw, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1896 to 1933

Muldrow, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1896 to 1925

Vian, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1899 to 1927

Hanson, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1896 to 1901

Illinois Station, Oklahoma

0 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1896 to 1901

Gore, Oklahoma

20 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1911

Campbell, Oklahoma

0 topographic sheets and 1 fire insurance atlases, 1904

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

2 structures

The vanished settlements of Sequoyah County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

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.