BlockBellvue, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Bristow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74010. The Survey maps it on the Bellvue quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1901 USGS Nuyaka quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1916 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Bellvue quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Bellvue between 2000 and 2020, burning about 72,016 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,900 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | BRISTOW COMPLEX |
| 2 August 2012 | Smoking | 58,501 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | MCNAC |
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,143 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | CORP |
| 5 March 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,615 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | FRANCIS FIRE |
| 30 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 763 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BRISTOW BREEZE |
| 26 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | STATE BARN |
| 26 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | EDSHAW |
| 24 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | COWATVNUCKELE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellvue in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 3 tornado, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Bellvue | $250,000 | This tornado developed southwest of Kellyville near the intersection of I-44 and Highway 66, and moved east passing south of Kellyville before turning toward the northeast and dissipating east of town. It snapped and uprooted numerous trees, and destroyed outbuildings. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Bellvue | $40,000 | This tornado damaged the roofs of several homes, damaged outbuildings, uprooted trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph. |
| November 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Bellvue | $25,000 | This tornado developed west of the S 289th West Avenue and south of W 161st Street S. It moved northeast and dissipated after crossing W 151st Street S, to the east of S 241st West Avenue. Several outbuildings were severely damaged, a couple trees were uprooted, numerous large tree limbs were snapped, and power poles were blown down by the tornado. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph. |
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellvue | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a couple power poles. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Bellvue | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Bellvue | - | 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 1100203. 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.
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.