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Apperson, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Osage census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74633. The Survey maps it on the Kaw City quadrangle.

Apperson within Osage County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 14 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

24 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Apperson between 2000 and 2020, burning about 4,461 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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
Arson/incendiarism10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural3
Debris and open burning3
Other causes1
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
16 September 2006Arson/incendiarism120 acresOsage AgencyBURBANK
14 August 2006Arson/incendiarism10 acresPawnee AgencySTROUD
10 May 2006Naturalunder an acrePawnee AgencyADENA
3 April 2002Arson/incendiarism160 acresOsage AgencyAPPERSON
8 March 2006Natural880 acresOsage AgencySARGECREEK
5 March 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOsage AgencyCEMETARY RD
23 March 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined26 acresOsage AgencyARROWHEAD
15 March 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOsage AgencyODETTE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Osage County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Apperson: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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, ConstructionUnknown
Peel QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Standard Industries Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Osage County

Storms near this place

11 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Apperson in 11 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2021HailApperson$35,000Two-inch diameter hail damaged homes and vehicles near McCord.
May 2024HailApperson$15,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindApperson$15,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour overturned a trailer.
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Apperson-This is the second segment of a four-segment tornado. This tornado moved east from Ponca City in Kay County into Osage County and across McCord, where numerous trees were uprooted, power poles were blown down, and homes and businesses were damaged. The tornado continued to move east, roughly paralleling the Arkansas River, and moved back into Kay County, south of McFadden Cove. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Apperson-This is the fourth segment of a four-segment tornado. This tornado moved back into Osage County from Kay County, south of McFadden Cove. It uprooted and snapped numerous trees and damaged homes southeast of McFadden Cove. The tornado moved east-northeast across Kaw Dam Road, Osage Cove Road, and Burbank Landing Road before dissipating over open terrain. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Apperson-This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. This tornado crossed into Osage County from Kay County, after damaging boat docks at the marina. In Osage County, a few trees were uprooted south of Kaw Dam Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 85 to 95 mph.
April 2024HailApperson-Quarter size hail was reported in McCord.
May 2019FloodApperson-The Arkansas River near Ponca City rose above its flood stage of 17 feet at 4:00 pm CDT on May 23rd. The river crested at 22.26 feet at 4:00 pm CDT on the 24th, resulting in record flooding. Significant flooding occurred south of South Avenue in Ponca City and east of 12th Street. Monetary damage from this flood is unknown. The river fell below flood stage at 9:30 pm CDT on the 30th.
April 2012Flash FloodApperson-Several county roads around Shidler were reported flooded.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindApperson-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
June 2011HailApperson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Osage 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
Soldani1.8 miles14
Lep3.5 miles12
Cooper4.2 miles14
Burbank4.3 miles13
Webb City4.9 miles12
Carter Nine5.6 miles13
Shidler6.0 miles12
Lyman6.3 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1089674. 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.