Apple, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Towson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74756. It stands on Frazier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rattan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Alikchi quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rattan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
166 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Apple between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,234 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 75 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/incendiarism | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10552 |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10535 |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Apple: 13 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idabel Stone Co Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Idabel Stone Co Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Two State Crushing Co Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Borman Field Co. Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Choctaw Materials Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Choctaw Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Green Construction Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Griffith Sand Co Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Apple in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apple | $15,000 | Thunderstorms developing from north to south brought strong winds to eastern Choctaw County early on the evening of August 10. Near Apple, a residence had part of its roof blown off and a nearby shop had its entire roof blown off. Numerous trees were uprooted and blown down. East of Messer, power lines were blown down. Trees were blown down all the way to Fort Towson. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apple | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. One tree blocked a road. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Apple | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apple | - | no account filed |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Apple | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4781101 | 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 1100180. 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.







