Avery, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Northeast Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74023. The Survey maps it on the Cushing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1908 USGS Agra quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Cushing quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Avery between 2006 and 2019, burning about 48 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | LINWOOD |
| 5 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | SCRAPPY |
| 14 February 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | RATTLESNAKE |
| 6 October 2011 | Other causes | 5.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | SONNY |
| 6 January 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | NITE OWL |
| 26 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | TEXICO |
| 18 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | PARKLAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Avery: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Avery in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2016: 6 hail, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Avery | - | Cushing emergency management reported this weak tornado. No known damage. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Avery | - | This brief, weak tornado was seen by spotters. No damage was reported. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Avery | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Avery | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Avery | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Avery | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Avery | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Hail | Avery | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildhorse | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Soonerville | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Parkland | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| South Village | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Agra | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Kendrick | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Stroud | 10.6 miles | 10 | |
| Tryon | 11.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1089770. 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.





