Bowden, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Sapulpa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74131. The Survey maps it on the Sapulpa North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1912 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Sapulpa North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Keystone Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Bowden between 2005 and 2006, burning about 206 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | YALE 2 |
| 12 December 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HILTON |
| 3 November 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 162 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | CHAPPEL |
| 25 November 2005 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | ROSKO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Bowden: 11 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past 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 Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas No.1 Dredge and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand Springs Dredge and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bowden in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowden | $75,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees, several of which fell onto homes. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Bowden | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Bowden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Sapulpa | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Kiefer | 8.2 miles | 20 | |
| Kellyville | 10.6 miles | 17 | |
| Mounds | 12.9 miles | 20 | |
| Heyburn | 14.7 miles | 16 | |
| New Mannford | 14.9 miles | 13 | |
| Mannford | 15.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1090424. 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.





