Boatman, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pryor Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74361. The Survey maps it on the Salina quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1896 USGS Pryor quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Pryor 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 Salina quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Boatman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,552 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 37 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2000 | Natural | 180 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | PRYOR CREEK |
| 19 September 2000 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30342 |
| 26 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Boatman: 13 past producers, 7 producers, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Cement Co.Clay Pits | Clay | Producer | ||
| Oklahoma Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Saline Creek Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boatman in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 3 tornado, 1 hail. 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 2020 | Hail | Boatman | $25,000 | Tennis ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Boatman | - | This tornado began south of Boatman, west of the S 439 Road. It moved east-northeast, uprooting trees and snapping numerous large tree limbs as it crossed the S 439 and S 440 Roads, as well as the E 530 Road. It moved across Lake Hudson, and then Highway 82. The tornado moved northeast, roughly paralleling the E 523 Road, and then crossed the S 4437th Road, and the E 508 Road before dissipating. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in the path east of Lake Hudson. This tornado produced a tornadic debris signature from the KINX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 105 to 110 mph. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Boatman | - | This tornado developed on the west side of Lake Hudson, and moved east-northeast across the lake south of Salina. It crossed Highway 82 and moved northeast uprooting trees, and snapping large tree limbs. The tornado dissipated near the E 483 Road, northeast of Salina. Based on the tree damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph. Trained storm spotters observed this tornado. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Boatman | - | Multiple people observed a tornado over Lake Hudson. NWS Tulsa surveyed the area on the east side of the lake and found no damage, so the tornado was believed to have developed and dissipated over the lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salina | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Sportsmen Acres | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Locust Grove | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sportsman Acres | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Little Rock | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Tip | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Snake Creek | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Iron Post | 7.3 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 Boatman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4931531 | 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 1100218. 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.






