Baron, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Westville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74965. It stands on Shell Branch. The Survey maps it on the Westville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1898 USGS Tahlequah quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Tahlequah quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1905 USGS Tahlequah quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Westville quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
461 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 461 fires within 5 miles of Baron between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,457 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 189 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 | 189 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 131 |
| Debris and open burning | 84 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Smoking | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30463 |
| 7 September 1998 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30475 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30476 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30477 |
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30588 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Baron: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addilee Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Davidson Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baron in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 17 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Hail | Baron | $20,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Baron | $15,000 | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baron | $5,000 | Emergency management reported damage to a mobile home from strong thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Baron | $5,000 | Heavy rain caused water to enter a few homes. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baron | $100 | Several 3-4" tree limbs were blown out of trees. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Baron | - | This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado developed just west of Piney Road, south of the 782 Road, where trees were uprooted. The tornado moved northeast uprooting trees along Piney Road and the 4765 Road, before crossing into Washington County, AR. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baron | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baron | - | Strong thunderstorm wind estimated around 65 mph snapped large tree limbs. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baron | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Baron | - | Water was over a low-water crossing near Baron and Westville. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Baron | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Baron | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100194. 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.








