BlockBentley, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Central Atoka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74525. It stands on West Branch Caney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bentley quadrangle. 42 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1899 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Bentley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Bentley between 2006 and 2017, burning about 1,725 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 acres | Talihina Agency | BENTLY |
| 3 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,400 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ELM WOOD |
| 16 December 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 October 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SAWMILL ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bentley in 9 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. The reports record 5 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF3) | Bentley | 5 hurt | This tornado initially developed in Bryan County near Blue, and entered Atoka County just west of Matoy Road. The tornado produced widespread tree damage as it moved northeast crossing Matoy Road on either side of Clear Boggy Creek. North of the creek, a cabin or small home was destroyed, and another home was damaged. As the tornado moved north-northeast, damage continued to trees, power poles, and sheds. One mobile home was blown off piers south-southwest of Lane. The tornado weakened as it approached State Highway 3 and the town of Lane. The tornado brushed the town of Lane with some tree and shingle damage before dissipating about 1.5 miles northeast of Lane. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Bentley | - | The location is approximate. |
| May 2025 | Flood | Bentley | - | Roadway flooding occurred along Matoy Road due to water rise from Clear Boggy Creek. The report was relayed by emergency management. The event time is approximate. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bentley | - | Uprooted tree and downed tree limbs at Bentley cemetery. Pictures submitted via facebook. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF2) | Bentley | - | After the Blue-Caney tornado dissipated, the storm produced another tornado that developed 3.5 north-northwest of Bentley and moved north just west of Harmony, then last observed about 3 miles east of Atoka. Widespread areas were observed along the path with uprooted trees, and a number of houses were damaged (DI 2, up to DOD 6). |
| August 2012 | Hail | Bentley | - | No damage was reported. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Bentley | - | no account filed |
| March 2022 | Hail | Bentley | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Bentley | - | 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 Bentley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4890450 | 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 1090012. 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.