Bigheart, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pawhuska census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74056. The Survey maps it on the Herd quadrangle.
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.
- 1909 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Herd quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
1 photograph, 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
Fires near this place
33 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Bigheart between 2002 and 2019, burning about 21,856 acres in total. None 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 | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Osage Agency | RONNIE |
| 7 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Osage Agency | SUNSET LAKE |
| 16 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2,880 acres | Osage Agency | RANCH |
| 13 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Osage Agency | VANN |
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Osage Agency | DRUNK |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5,015 acres | Osage Agency | GOBBLER |
| 6 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Osage Agency | MASSEY |
| 5 March 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.2 acres | Osage Agency | CLEARWATER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bigheart: 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bigheart in 19 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Hail | Bigheart | $25,000 | Hen egg size hail covered the ground on Highway 99, north of Pawhuska. Vehicles and homes were damaged by this large hail. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Bigheart | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bigheart | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew off shingles from the roofs of homes and flipped a motorcycle. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EFU) | Bigheart | - | This tornado was observed by several storm chasers. It remained over open country with no known damage. The path details were based on the storm chaser observations and radar data. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bigheart | - | Strong thunderstorm wind was estimated to near 70 mph. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bigheart | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Bigheart | - | Several county roads were reported flooded just north of Bigheart. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bigheart | - | Several trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bigheart | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bigheart | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down large tree limbs. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Bigheart | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Bigheart | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Bigheart | - | no account filed |
| November 2011 | Hail | Bigheart | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Bigheart | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bigheart | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Bigheart | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Bigheart | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Bigheart | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herd | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Nanos | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bowring | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Whippoorwill | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Ridge | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Boulangerville | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Opah | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Boulanger Landing | 8.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100210. 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.





