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Washington County, Oklahoma

39 topographic sheets and 13 fire insurance atlases across 3 places.

Research this county

From the record

12 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
Washington County within Oklahoma

What the record shows

  • 3 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Bartlesville, Dewey, Ramona, between 1904 and 1946.
  • 13 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 188 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 12 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 10 buildings, 1 district and 1 structure.
  • 4 of the 12 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 11 populated places in this county; 11 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

40 photographs, 2020

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.

Guest room at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Guest room at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Bartlesville Community Center, a performing-arts facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, opened in 1982
The Bartlesville Community Center, a performing-arts facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, opened in 1982
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A prolific Oklahoma artist, Dr. Bob Palmer, led the team that created this elaborate historic mural in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A prolific Oklahoma artist, Dr. Bob Palmer, led the team that created this elaborate historic mural in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The secretary's space outside the office of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright inside one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The secretary's space outside the office of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright inside one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A preserved hotel living space in of the most famous buildings that American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed, the 19-story Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A preserved hotel living space in of the most famous buildings that American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed, the 19-story Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Price Tower is one of the most famous buildings that American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed and it was completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Price Tower is one of the most famous buildings that American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed and it was completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The library of the Frank Phillips home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The library of the Frank Phillips home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
American bison sculpture in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
American bison sculpture in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Jane Phillips's bedroom at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Jane Phillips's bedroom at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Some of hundreds of Art Deco touches, in this case, the outside entrance area, at one of the most famous buildings designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Some of hundreds of Art Deco touches, in this case, the outside entrance area, at one of the most famous buildings designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Lobby space at one of the most famous buildings that renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Lobby space at one of the most famous buildings that renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A caboose decorated with wreaths for Christmas brings up the rear of a historic Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train at Union Depot in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A caboose decorated with wreaths for Christmas brings up the rear of a historic Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train at Union Depot in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The fourteen-story Frank Phillips Tower, completed in 1930 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The fourteen-story Frank Phillips Tower, completed in 1930 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A replica of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright's model for one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A replica of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright's model for one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A portion of the office of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright inside one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A portion of the office of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright inside one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Foyer of the daughters' bedroom at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Foyer of the daughters' bedroom at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The "66" sign in the Ted & Melody Lyon Pavilion between the First Methodist Church and Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Price Tower in downtown Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The "66" sign in the Ted & Melody Lyon Pavilion between the First Methodist Church and Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Price Tower in downtown Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The library of the Frank Phillips home, decorated for Christmas, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The library of the Frank Phillips home, decorated for Christmas, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Frank Phillips's bedroom at the Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Frank Phillips's bedroom at the Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Servants' dining room at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Servants' dining room at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Downtown Bartlesville, Oklahoma commercial buildings, notable among them the fourteen-story Frank Phillips Tower (center), completed in 1930 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Downtown Bartlesville, Oklahoma commercial buildings, notable among them the fourteen-story Frank Phillips Tower (center), completed in 1930 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The old (1914) Washington County Courthouse in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The old (1914) Washington County Courthouse in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The office of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, inside one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The office of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, inside one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
An elegant downtown studio building in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An elegant downtown studio building in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Bartlesville Community Center, a performing-arts facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, opened in 1982
The Bartlesville Community Center, a performing-arts facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, opened in 1982
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
American bison sculpture in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
American bison sculpture in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Parlor at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Parlor at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A portion of the office of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright inside one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A portion of the office of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright inside one of the most famous buildings that he designed, the 19-story, heavily art-deco styled, Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Many U.S. cities have adopted animal figures as their public-art symbols such cows in Chicago, and bulldogs in many cities whose university sports teams have bulldog mascots
Many U.S. cities have adopted animal figures as their public-art symbols such cows in Chicago, and bulldogs in many cities whose university sports teams have bulldog mascots
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Kitchen of the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Kitchen of the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Two buildings in this block of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, chose what was once (in the 1970s, in particular) a popular renovation technique for older downtown brick structures
Two buildings in this block of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, chose what was once (in the 1970s, in particular) a popular renovation technique for older downtown brick structures
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Union Depot train station in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Union Depot train station in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A handsome four-plex apartment building in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A handsome four-plex apartment building in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Side view of the Frank Phillips Home and a screened-in enclosure in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Side view of the Frank Phillips Home and a screened-in enclosure in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Bartlesville Community Center, a performing-arts facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, opened in 1982
The Bartlesville Community Center, a performing-arts facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, opened in 1982
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The family greenhouse at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The family greenhouse at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Dining room at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Dining room at the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
One of hundreds of Art Deco touches, in this case, simple supports for the carport, outside one of the most famous buildings that American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed, the 19-story Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
One of hundreds of Art Deco touches, in this case, simple supports for the carport, outside one of the most famous buildings that American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed, the 19-story Price Tower, completed in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Price Tower, 510 South Dewey Avenue, Bartlesville, Washington County, OK
Price Tower, 510 South Dewey Avenue, Bartlesville, Washington County, OK
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Frank Phillips Mansion, 1107 South Cherokee, Bartlesville, Washington County, OK
Frank Phillips Mansion, 1107 South Cherokee, Bartlesville, Washington County, OK
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

12

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
Bartlesville Downtown Historic Districtdistrict199191001905
Civic Centerbuilding198989002122
C.A. Comer Housebuilding201515000330
Dewey Hotelbuilding197575001578
First United Methodist Churchbuilding2020100005865
House at 1554 SW Rogersbuilding200909000080
LaQuintabuilding198282003716
Nellie Johnstone No. 1structure197272001077
Old Washington County Courthousebuilding198181000469
Frank and Jane Phillips Housebuilding197575001576
Price Towerbuilding197474001670
Washington County Memorial Hospitalbuilding201414000055

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1917 - Bartlesville, Oklahoma 1917
Bird's-eye view (1917) - Bartlesville, Oklahoma 1917. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

25 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 494 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 25 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, 1954-03-27, scale 1:64600
1954-03-27, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-27, scale 1:64600
1954-03-27, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-27, scale 1:64600
1954-03-27, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-06, scale 1:64600
1954-04-06, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-03, scale 1:17000
1958-03-03, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-03, scale 1:17000
1958-03-03, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-03, scale 1:17000
1958-03-03, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-03, scale 1:17000
1958-03-03, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-27, scale 1:20000
1965-01-27, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-27, scale 1:20000
1965-01-27, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-18, scale 1:20000
1965-02-18, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-18, scale 1:20000
1965-02-18, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-05, scale 1:61500
1968-02-05, scale 1:61500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-05, scale 1:61500
1968-02-05, scale 1:61500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-05, scale 1:61500
1968-02-05, scale 1:61500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-05, scale 1:61500
1968-02-05, scale 1:61500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-02, scale 1:20000
1971-02-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-02, scale 1:20000
1971-02-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-02, scale 1:20000
1971-02-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-02, scale 1:20000
1971-02-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-09, scale 1:80000
1977-02-09, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1998-06-26, scale 1:66000
1998-06-26, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1999-07-19, scale 1:67000
1999-07-19, scale 1:67000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1999-07-19, scale 1:66000
1999-07-19, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1999-07-19, scale 1:67000
1999-07-19, scale 1:67000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

6 stations, 8 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 1950 census, district by district

46 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.

  • 74-1Bartlesville city: Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Ward line, Wyandotte Ave.; 2nd, Delaware Ave., 3rd; Johnstone Ave., Ward line
  • 74-2Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 3rd, Delaware Ave., 2nd; Wyandotte Ave., 3rd, Shawnee Ave.; 5th; Johnstone Ave.
  • 74-3Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 5th; Shawnee Ave.; 8th; Johnstone Ave.
  • 74-4Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 8th; Shawnee Ave.; 11th; Johnstone Ave.
  • 74-5Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 11th; Shawnee Ave., City limits; Denver Rd., Hillcrest Dr., 14th; Johnstone Ave.
  • 74-6Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 14th, Hillcrest Dr., Denver Rd.; City limits; 18th, Osage Ave., 16th; Johnstone Ave.
  • 74-7Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 16th, Osage Ave., 18th; City limits; City limits, 20th; Johnstone Ave.
  • 74-8Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 20th; City limits; City limits; City limits, Johnstone Ave.
  • 74-9Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 5th; Johnstone Ave.; 11th, Armstrong Ave., 11th; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, Ward line
  • 74-10Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 5th; Santa Fe Ave., Ward line, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad; 11th; City limits
  • 74-11Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 11th, Armstrong Ave., 11th; Johnstone Ave.; 14th, Armstrong Ave., 14th; City limits
  • 74-12Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 14th, Armstrong Ave., 14th; Johnstone Ave., Ward line, Johnstone Ave.; City limits; Armstrong Ave., 16th, Maple Ave.
  • 74-13Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits, 14th; Maple Ave., 16th, Armstrong Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 74-14Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 4, excluding Burlingame Hotel Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Johnstone Ave.; 5th, Ward line; Ward line, Santa Fe Ave., 3rd, Park Ave.
  • 74-15Burlingame Hotel (In Bartlesville city, Ward 4)
  • 74-16Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Park Ave.; Cudahy; Seminole Ave., City limits
  • 74-17Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Cudahy; Park Ave.; 3rd, Santa Fe Ave., 5th; Seminole Ave.
  • 74-18Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; Seminole Ave.; 5th; Penn Ave.
  • 74-19Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; Penn Ave.; 5th, City limits; Inola Ave., Mound, Cass Ave.
  • 74-20Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; Cass Ave., Mound, Inola Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 74-21Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits; 4th; Chickasaw Ave.
  • 74-22Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; Chickasaw Ave.; 4th; Shawnee Ave., 3rd, Wyandotte Ave., Ward line
  • 74-23Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 4th; City limits; 7th; Shawnee Ave.
  • 74-24Bartlesville city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 7th; City limits; City limits; Shawnee Ave.
  • 74-25Copan town
  • 74-26Dewey city: Dewey city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad, 8th; City limits
  • 74-27Dewey city - That part Bounded by 8th; Delaware Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 74-28BDewey city - that part known as Bluestem Heights Sub-Division (part) Bounded by City limits (Angus Ave.); City limits (Osage Ave.); City limits; City limits (Hereford Ave.)
  • 74-28ADewey city - That part Bounded by 8th, Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad; City limits; City limits; Delaware Ave.
  • 74-29Jackson township: Tuxedo Park, unincorporated: Tuxedo Park, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed road; 1/2 mile offset east of and parallel to State Highway 75B; Unnamed road, Unnamed road, 1/4 mile offset south of and parallel to State Highway 75B; Caney River, State Highway 75B, Unnamed road, State Highway 75B
  • 74-30Tuxedo Park, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed road; State Highway 75B, Unnamed road; State Highway 75B; Caney River, Coon Creek
  • 74-31Smelter Prairie, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CZV-1C-165)
  • 74-32Jackson township - That part north of U.S. Highway 60, east of U.S. 75 and east and north of Bartlesville city, outside Bartlesville city and area of Bartlesville unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of of Tuxedo Park)
  • 74-33Jackson township - That part west of U.S. Highway 75 and south of Bartlesville, outside Bartlesville city and Smelter Prairie, unincorporated (See aerial photo CZV-1C-165 for boundaries of Smelter Prairie)
  • 74-34Jackson township - That part east of U.S. Highway 75 and south of U.S. Highway 60
  • 74-35Jefferson township: Jefferson township - That part east and north of U.S. Highway 75, north of Unnamed Highway from U.S. Highway 75 across Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad to east county line, outside Copan town
  • 74-36Jefferson township - That part west and south of U.S. Highway 75 and north of Unnamed Highway from U.S. Highway 75 across Caney River to west county line, outside Copan town
  • 74-37Jefferson township - That part northwest of Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad and south of Unnamed Highway from Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad across U.S. Highway 75 and Caney River to west county line
  • 74-38Jefferson township - That part southeast of Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad and south of Unnamed Highway from Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad to east county line, outside Dewey city
  • 74-39Madison township: Madison township - That part east of Fish Creek and Caney River and north of Unnamed Highway from Caney River across Timberlake Creek to east county line
  • 74-40Madison township - That part west of Fish Creek and Caney River, north of Unnamed Highway from Caney River to U.S. Highway 75, northeast and north of U.S. Highway 75 and north of Unnamed Highway from Ochelata to west county line, outside Ochelata town
  • 74-41Madison township - That part west and south of U.S. Highway 75, south of Unnamed Highway from Ochelata to west county line, outside Ochelata, Ramona and Vera towns
  • 74-42Madison township - That part east and north of U.S. Highway 75, south of Unnamed Highway from U.S. Highway 75 across Caney River and Timberlake Creek to east county line, outside Ramona and Vera towns
  • 74-43Ochelata town
  • 74-44Ramona town
  • 74-45Vera town

Wildfire, 2000 to 2019

75 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 75 of them, burning about 45,719 acres. 5 started naturally and 19 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Arson/incendiarism19
Debris and open burning17
Equipment and vehicle use6
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Natural5
Other causes2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 November 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined22,787 acresCherokee Nation TribeWOLF CREEK
19 March 2016Arson/incendiarism12,468 acresOsage AgencyBAR-DEW LAKE
19 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,500 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryOSAGE HILLS
13 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,500 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryMULLENDORE RANCH
11 November 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,984 acresCherokee Nation TribeLITTLE DEER
26 November 2019Power generation/transmission/distribution800 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry4010
21 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined544 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryHOPPICK
28 November 2010Natural352 acresCherokee Nation TribeGREYHOUND

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

Storms, 1953 to 2026

60 of 626 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 626 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 74 injuries and about $51,471,660 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail284
Thunderstorm Wind259
Tornado35
Flash Flood35
Flood11
Funnel Cloud1
Lightning1

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
April 1991Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 10 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 1982Tornado (F2)not stated57 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
April 2003Tornado (F2)Dewey3 hurt, $1,700,000A tornado entered Washington county 5 miles northwest of Dewey and passed between Dewey and Copan before entering Nowata county 1 mile north of Wann or 6.8 miles east northeast of Copan. The tornado produced F2 damage and a half mile wide damage path at its peak. 41 homes, two businesses and 40 barns and sheds were damaged. 16 of the homes were severely damaged including two mobile homes which were completely destroyed. Three people were treated at an emergency room of a hospital in Bartlesville due to injuries received during the tornado. Two of those people were inhabitants of one of the moble homes that was destroyed.
May 1973Tornado (F3)not stated3 hurt, $2,500no account filed
February 2012Thunderstorm WindOchelata1 hurt, $5,000A tractor trailer truck was blown off the roadway and overturned, injuring the driver.
May 2024Tornado (EF2)Bartlesville$15,000,000This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado crossed into Washington County near Gap Road, and moved across the southwestern portion of Bartlesville, and then across the central and northeastern side of town. An estimated 1000 homes and businesses were damaged in town, some severely. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and many power poles were snapped. A squall line merged with the tornadic supercell, and ultimately ended the tornado process northeast of Bartlesville. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 115 to 125 mph.
May 2000HailBartlesville$2,000,000Golfball to softball size hail fell in Bartlesville damaging roofs, windows and cars.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindBartlesville$1,500,000Emergency management personnel measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 80 mph. A hospital, a school, and an apartment complex sustained major damage to their roofs due to the strong wind. Nearly 600 homes were also damaged by the wind, about 100 of which had major damage. Numerous trees and large tree limbs were blown down along with many power poles. Over 10,000 people were without power in Bartlesville at the height of the storm. School was canceled the following day due to the prolonged power outage in the area and due to storm debris covering many roads used by the school buses.
July 2007FloodBartlesville$1,000,000The Caney River near Bartlesville rose above its flood stage of 13 feet at 4 am CDT on June 30. The river crested at 21.45 feet at 9:30 am CDT on July 2. The river fell below its flood stage at 5 pm CDT on July 6.||The flood category reached the major level. 2500-3000 residents were displaced across Washington County due to the flood. 85 residents were evacuated in Dewey. The total amount of homes receiving flood damage was roughly 250. Numerous streets were closed during the flood, including nearly every east-west street in Bartlesville. Damages totaled for government infrastructure were roughly $400,000. Total damages estimated at $1 million.
May 2001HailBartlesville$1,000,000no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$500,000no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindBartlesville$500,000no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindBartlesville$400,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour associated with a line of thundestorms referred to as a bow echo did serious damage to homes and businesses, especially in the Oak Park neighborhood. Light to moderate damage was reported for 129 homes. This included shingles and gutters blown off roofs and broken windows. Severe damage was done to two homes whose roofs were blown off making them uninhabitable. Of the businesses which were damaged two were considered to have light to moderate damage and one was reported to have severe damage. One building that received roof damage was the Lighthouse Outreach Center where a flat tar roof was pealed back by the wind. After the roof was damaged rainfall caused water damage. Total damage to the building was estimated at $100,000. In addition to the damage to buildings, trees and power lines were also knocked down resulting in power outages.
April 1984Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1965Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2026HailBartlesville$150,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCopan$135,000Significant damage was reported at several farms and residences on the south side of Copan. There were a total of four houses that received chimney and roof damage. Three barns were either heavily damaged or destroyed. A well house was destroyed, and a well's utility pole was broken. Several outbuildings and sheds were either heavily damaged or destroyed, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. One tree fell on a pasture fence, destroying it. A travel trailer and pop-up trailer at separate residences were destroyed.
April 2026HailBartlesville$100,000Hail up to two inches in diameter damaged homes and vehicles.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindBartlesville$75,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour did considerable damage in the Bartlesville area.Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Thousands of people lost power to their homes and businesses with some customers being without power for the better part of three days.. Six homes and two businesses received minor damage while one home sustained major damage.
November 2020HailBartlesville$50,000Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles, businesses, and homes.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBartlesville$50,000Strong thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a church near the intersection of SW Frank Phillips Boulevard and S Virginia Avenue as well as a hospital near the intersection of E Frank Phillips Boulevard and Highway 75.
July 2010Flash FloodBartlesville$50,000A couple of homes were flooded and two day care centers were evacuated due to high water from heavy rainfall.
June 2008Flash FloodOglesby$50,000Heavy rain caused major flooding in and around Oglesby. Residents of Oglesby had to be rescued by boat.
March 2008Flash FloodRamona$50,000Heavy rain caused secondary roads east of Ramona to be washed out.
June 2008Flash FloodBartlesville$50,000Heavy rain caused several streets in Bartlesville to be closed due to high water. The Pathfinder apartments had to be evacuated due to flood waters and a few homes were also surrounded by water. In addition, several secondary roads around Bartlesville were flooded.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindBartlesville$50,000Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon of May 27th. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged several roofs and broke windows in downtown Bartlesville, and trees and power lines were also blown down in Bartlesville. Large tree limbs and one small tree were blown down by 60 mile an hour winds in Fairland, and dime-size hail covered the ground 4.5 miles north northwest of Ketchum.
March 2004Flash FloodCountywide$40,000Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flash flooding around Washington County. The most notable damage occurred north of Wann in the far northeast part of the county where a bridge was washed out and also in the Bartlesville area where there was street and small stream flooding. Water entered a few homes along Nowata Road in Bartlesville.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindOchelata$35,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a barn, removed shingles from the roof of a home, blew down a tree, and destroyed a shed.
April 2026HailBartlesville$30,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
April 2026HailHi Way Arpt$30,000Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBartlesville$30,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a house, causing significant damage.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindCopan$30,000Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged the roofs of three homes east of Copan.
April 2026HailDewey$25,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
July 2023HailBartlesville$25,000Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes in Bartlesville.
November 2020HailCopan$25,000Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindDewey$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged a large metal barn.
June 2007Flash FloodDewey$25,000Heavy rain caused Coon Creek to flood causing parts of Highway 75 and Highway 123 to be closed. Water also flowed into the Meadowcreek subdivision and a mobile home park.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindDewey$25,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 miles an hour caused considerable damage across the Dewey.Utility service was interupted to thousands of customers.
May 2000Flash FloodDewey$25,000Heavy rains cause major street flooding. The heavy rains also caused 2 to 3 inch deep water to enter the Bulldogger apartments.
May 2019HailVera$25,000no account filed
June 2008HailOchelata$25,000no account filed
March 2006HailCopan$25,000no account filed
April 2006HailBartlesville$25,000no account filed
March 1979Tornado (F3)not stated$25,000no account filed
November 1974Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1965Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1957Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindBartlesville$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, blew portions of a roof from a building, and blew down power lines.
June 2025HailCopan$20,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Ochelata$20,000This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. After crossing into Washington County, it moved just north of east, and dissipated east of Highway 75 and south of the 2500 Road. The tornado damaged outbuildings, uprooted trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
November 2024Tornado (EF1)Vera$20,000This tornado uprooted trees, and blew the roof from an outbuilding. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindBartlesville$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind caused significant damage to park equipment, and damaged gutters and the roofs of homes.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindRamona$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof at the high school and blew down several power poles.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindCopan$20,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 miles an hour blew over a metal shed and blew down numerous large tree limbs.
April 2011HailBartlesville$20,000no account filed
February 2009HailCopan$20,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCopan$16,000Winds damaged a barn and a mobile home just north of Copan. Many trees were also blown down.
April 2025HailBartlesville$15,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindDewey$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree onto a house and privacy fence.
May 2024HailVera$15,000Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles.

Mines and quarries

62 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 62 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 58 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken28
Clay21
Sand and Gravel, Construction12
Zinc1
Cadmium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Bartlesville Smelter/RefineryZinc, Cadmium, Sulfur, Sulfuric AcidPlant
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 Sand 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
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
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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 PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
B&C Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
No.3 Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
No.6 Quarry & 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 Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
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 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 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

11

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

Recorded here

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

18 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1946

Dewey, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1911 to 1935

Ramona, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1920

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

4 structures

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.