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Allen, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Northeast Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74825. It stands on Town Branch. The Survey maps it on the Allen quadrangle.

Allen within Pontotoc County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

18 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Allen between 2003 and 2014, burning about 1,846 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use15 acresChickasaw AgencyPEAY
8 August 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution743 acresChickasaw AgencyBIG TIME FIRE
4 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined303 acresChickasaw AgencyBNL RANCH
25 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresChickasaw AgencyEASTJESSE
7 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresChickasaw AgencyMUDHOLE
10 April 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreChickasaw AgencyCAVITY
27 March 2008Arson/incendiarism17 acresChickasaw AgencyBLACKROCK
11 March 2008Debris and open burning9.5 acresChickasaw AgencyWALLACE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pontotoc County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Allen: 10 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
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 PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pontotoc County

Storms near this place

34 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Allen in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 19 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2011Thunderstorm WindAllen1 hurt, $4,000A manufactured home a quarter mile north of Allen was overturned. Three residents were inside, with one being injured slightly. Several sheet metal buildings were damaged. Several power poles/lines were downed. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 2025Tornado (EF1)Allen$75,000The Allen Tornado initially developed about 4.5 miles southwest of Allen where a mobile home, a barn and trees were damaged. The tornado moved northeast and produced home and other buildings on the north side of Allen.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindAllen$50,000no account filed
August 2013Thunderstorm WindAllen$20,000Delayed report of a few shingles blown of roofs.
December 2010Thunderstorm WindAllen$20,000An attached car port was destroyed, which also damaged the car that located inside. A chimney was removed from the house. Some other minor roof damage was also reported at the residence. The time was estimated based on radar. Monetary damages were also estimated.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindAllen$15,000A social media image showing a large metal carport blown into a grove of trees. Event time is estimated from radar observations.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindAllen$70Several tree limbs were downed.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindAllen$10Large tree limbs were downed.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindAllen-Trees were damaged by thunderstorm winds. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations.
May 2025HailAllen-The location is approximate.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindAllen-Social media image showing tree branches blown down. Time is radar estimated.
September 2023HailAllen-Separate social media images also showing baseball to teacup size hail near the community of Allen.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAllen-Report of 69-inch diameter tree branches blown down throughout the community of Allen. Time is radar estimated.
December 2021HailAllen-Time estimated from radar.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindAllen-Multiple large trees were down blocking roadways in Allen.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindAllen-No damage reported.
March 2017HailAllen-no account filed
March 2017HailAllen-no account filed
April 2011HailAllen-no account filed
October 2011HailAllen-no account filed
May 2011HailAllen-no account filed
May 2010HailAllen-no account filed
May 2009HailAllen-no account filed
March 2008HailAllen-no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindAllen-no account filed
May 2003HailAllen-no account filed
June 2003HailAllen-no account filed
May 2003HailAllen-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindAllen-no account filed
April 1999HailAllen-no account filed
March 1999HailAllen-no account filed
May 1999HailAllen-no account filed
March 1998HailAllen-no account filed
May 1997HailAllen-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pontotoc County

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Steedman5.6 miles13
Jaydee8.8 miles13
Happyland9.2 miles13
Francis9.7 miles13
Leader10.9 miles14
Oakman11.3 miles13
Lula12.3 miles14
Homer12.8 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1089584. 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.