Ahloso, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Southeast Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74820. The Survey maps it on the Ahloso quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1901 USGS Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ahloso quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
94 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Ahloso between 1995 and 2020, burning about 5,428 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | ELECTRIC BOX |
| 3 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | OLD TRACTOR |
| 23 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 38 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BRIT LOOP |
| 19 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Chickasaw Agency | OIL RAG |
| 15 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | COUNTY BARN |
| 15 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.8 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HARRIS |
| 30 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | HOMER ROADSIDE |
| 30 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | HOMER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Ahloso: 14 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Qy & Plt | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ada West | Copper | Occurrence | 1973 | |
| Lewis Spring | Copper | Occurrence | 1929 | |
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Superior Clay Products Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Shale Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Shale Pits | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ahloso in 1 storm report in 2000: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ahloso | $2,200 | A large tree was downed, and a small barn was blown over, both on County Road 361. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556864 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1089554. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.




