Bartlesville, Oklahoma
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bartlesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74003. It stands on Turkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bartlesville South quadrangle. 37,290 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 705 feet above sea level.
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On record in Bartlesville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 10 records
Price TowerNational Historic Landmark · listed 1974
House at 1554 SW Rogerslisted 2009
LaQuintalisted 1982
Nellie Johnstone No. 1listed 1972
Old Washington County Courthouselisted 1981
Frank and Jane Phillips Houselisted 1975
Washington County Memorial Hospitallisted 2014- Bartlesville Downtown Historic Districtlisted 1991
- Civic Centerlisted 1989
- First United Methodist Churchlisted 2020
Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records
- Frank Phillips Home, 1107 Cherokee Avenue, Bartlesvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Frank Phillips Mansion, 1107 South Cherokee, Bartlesvillefederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Hillcrest Country Club, 1901 Price Road, Bartlesvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Price Tower, 510 South Dewey Avenue, Bartlesvillefederal building survey, 17 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresBartlesville grew from 35,750 to 37,290 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35,750 | |
| 2020 | 37,290 | +1,540 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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 Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Bartlesville South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Bartlesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
8 of 38 photographs shown, 2020Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Washington County
Fires near this place
36 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Bartlesville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 5,801 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Natural | 1.1 acres | Osage Agency | HOPPER 1 |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | OSAGE HILLS |
| 23 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Osage Agency | BLACK JACK |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 545 acres | Osage Agency | RADAR HILL |
| 3 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Osage Agency | 3102 |
| 24 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | LITTLE ROCK 2 |
| 19 April 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45 acres | Osage Agency | HUDSON RD |
| 17 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 43 acres | Osage Agency | LITTLE ROCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Bartlesville: 16 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Bartlesville Smelter/Refinery | Zinc, Cadmium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Plant | ||
| B&C Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 169 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bartlesville in 169 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 84 hail, 60 thunderstorm wind, 16 flash flood, 7 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Bartlesville | $15,000,000 | This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado crossed into Washington County near Gap Road, and moved across the southwestern portion of Bartlesville, and then across the central and northeastern side of town. An estimated 1000 homes and businesses were damaged in town, some severely. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and many power poles were snapped. A squall line merged with the tornadic supercell, and ultimately ended the tornado process northeast of Bartlesville. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 115 to 125 mph. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Bartlesville | $2,000,000 | Golfball to softball size hail fell in Bartlesville damaging roofs, windows and cars. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $1,500,000 | Emergency management personnel measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 80 mph. A hospital, a school, and an apartment complex sustained major damage to their roofs due to the strong wind. Nearly 600 homes were also damaged by the wind, about 100 of which had major damage. Numerous trees and large tree limbs were blown down along with many power poles. Over 10,000 people were without power in Bartlesville at the height of the storm. School was canceled the following day due to the prolonged power outage in the area and due to storm debris covering many roads used by the school buses. |
| July 2007 | Flood | Bartlesville | $1,000,000 | The Caney River near Bartlesville rose above its flood stage of 13 feet at 4 am CDT on June 30. The river crested at 21.45 feet at 9:30 am CDT on July 2. The river fell below its flood stage at 5 pm CDT on July 6.||The flood category reached the major level. 2500-3000 residents were displaced across Washington County due to the flood. 85 residents were evacuated in Dewey. The total amount of homes receiving flood damage was roughly 250. Numerous streets were closed during the flood, including nearly every east-west street in Bartlesville. Damages totaled for government infrastructure were roughly $400,000. Total damages estimated at $1 million. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bartlesville | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $400,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour associated with a line of thundestorms referred to as a bow echo did serious damage to homes and businesses, especially in the Oak Park neighborhood. Light to moderate damage was reported for 129 homes. This included shingles and gutters blown off roofs and broken windows. Severe damage was done to two homes whose roofs were blown off making them uninhabitable. Of the businesses which were damaged two were considered to have light to moderate damage and one was reported to have severe damage. One building that received roof damage was the Lighthouse Outreach Center where a flat tar roof was pealed back by the wind. After the roof was damaged rainfall caused water damage. Total damage to the building was estimated at $100,000. In addition to the damage to buildings, trees and power lines were also knocked down resulting in power outages. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Bartlesville | $150,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Bartlesville | $100,000 | Hail up to two inches in diameter damaged homes and vehicles. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour did considerable damage in the Bartlesville area.Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Thousands of people lost power to their homes and businesses with some customers being without power for the better part of three days.. Six homes and two businesses received minor damage while one home sustained major damage. |
| November 2020 | Hail | Bartlesville | $50,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles, businesses, and homes. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a church near the intersection of SW Frank Phillips Boulevard and S Virginia Avenue as well as a hospital near the intersection of E Frank Phillips Boulevard and Highway 75. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Bartlesville | $50,000 | A couple of homes were flooded and two day care centers were evacuated due to high water from heavy rainfall. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Bartlesville | $50,000 | Heavy rain caused several streets in Bartlesville to be closed due to high water. The Pathfinder apartments had to be evacuated due to flood waters and a few homes were also surrounded by water. In addition, several secondary roads around Bartlesville were flooded. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $50,000 | Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon of May 27th. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged several roofs and broke windows in downtown Bartlesville, and trees and power lines were also blown down in Bartlesville. Large tree limbs and one small tree were blown down by 60 mile an hour winds in Fairland, and dime-size hail covered the ground 4.5 miles north northwest of Ketchum. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Bartlesville | $30,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $30,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a house, causing significant damage. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Bartlesville | $25,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes in Bartlesville. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bartlesville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, blew portions of a roof from a building, and blew down power lines. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind caused significant damage to park equipment, and damaged gutters and the roofs of homes. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bartlesville | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Bartlesville | $15,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, damaged the roofs of homes, and snapped power poles in Bartlesville. Large tree limbs and downed trees blocked some roads in town. |
| September 2001 | Lightning | Bartlesville | $15,000 | A hay barn was destroyed by a lightning sparked fire. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Bartlesville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a car near the Bartlesville High School. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down billboards. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the roof of the Lighthouse Mission. Large tree limbs were blown down and a few sheds were damaged near downtown. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Bartlesville | $10,000 | The thunderstorm which produced damaging winds moments earlier also produced a quick 1.44 inches of rain. This rain caused severe street flooding. A few cars were stranded in the flooded streets. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs and damaged large signs. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several privacy fences and a pair of power poles. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees and power lines down resulting in power outages. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines and trees. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew out windows in an office building and ripped a piece of tin off the roof of another building. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Bartlesville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a small tree and a privacy fence at a home on the northwest side of town. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a gas station in downtown Bartlesville. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew signs down. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $500 | An isolated severe thunderstorm developed in Washington County of northeast Oklahoma during the early morning of July 17th. Dime-size hail fell just north of Dewey, and strong thunderstorm winds blew out a window at an Arby's Restaurant on the northeast side of Bartlesville. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $100 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | $100 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Bartlesville | - | Portions of SE Adams Boulevard were flooded and closed in town. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Bartlesville | - | Johnstone Park in Bartlesville was flooded. Portions of Highway 123 were flooded and closed. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Bartlesville | - | The Caney River near Bartlesville rose above its flood stage of 13 feet at 8:00 am CDT on May 25th. The river crested at 17.83 feet at 4:30 am CDT on the 28th, resulting in moderate flooding. Serious flooding occurred in Johnstone Park. Tuxedo Boulevard and Hillcrest Drive were closed, along with other county roads. Monetary damage from this flood is unknown. The river fell below flood stage at 8:30 am CDT on the 30th. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Bartlesville | - | Numerous streets in Bartlesville were flooded. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Bartlesville | - | The Caney River near Bartlesville rose above its flood stage of 13 feet at 12:30 am CDT on May 21st. The river crested at 18.21 feet at 5:45 pm CDT on the 21st, and crested again at 16.06 feet at 10:00 am CDT on the 23rd, both resulting in moderate flooding. Serious flooding occurred in Johnstone Park and in residential areas of Bartlesville. Tuxedo Boulevard, Hillcrest Drive, and portions of Adams Road were closed along with other county roads. Monetary damage from this flood is unknown. The river fell below flood stage at 11:30 am CDT on the 24th. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Bartlesville | - | Roads were flooded and closed east and southeast of Bartlesville. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees across the city. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs on Johnstone Avenue near downtown. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlesville | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Bartlesville | - | Portions of numerous streets were flooded in Bartlesville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Matoaka | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hogshooter | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ochelata | 10.2 miles | 17 | |
| Oglesby | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Copan | 10.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ramona | 15.3 miles | 17 | |
| Cotton Valley | 16.7 miles | 16 |
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 Bartlesville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q809450 | 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 1089874. 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.






