Braden, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Spiro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74901. It stands on Wells Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Coffee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1900 USGS Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Coffee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Fort Coffee quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Braden between 1993 and 2017, burning about 997 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30475 |
| 9 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 August 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 22 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20463 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Braden: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Braden in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Hail | Braden | $50,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Braden | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged outbuildings and blew down signs. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Braden | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts to 78 mph were measured at the Pocola race track. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Braden | - | Portions of Pocola Boulevard were flooded and closed. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Braden | - | Portions of Highway 9A from Arkoma to the US-271 junction remained closed due to continued flooding. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Braden | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts snapped large trees limbs. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Braden | - | Storm chasers photographed a brief tornado touchdown over open country. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Braden | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Braden | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Braden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murry Spur | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Cedars | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Peno Corner | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Cedar Knobb | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Pocola | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Fort Coffee | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Skullyville | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Arkoma | 6.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100231. 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.








