Briartown, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Porum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74455. It lies near Turkey Knob. The Survey maps it on the Stigler West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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 Sansbois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Sans Bois quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Sans Bois quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Sansbois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Stigler West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Briartown between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,420 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | EC388 |
| 8 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20409 |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20161 |
| 7 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20167 |
| 6 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20166 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Briartown: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| H & C Sand Co Sand Pit | 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 Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone & Shale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone & Shale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Briartown in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 4 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Briartown | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down five power poles. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Briartown | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Briartown | - | Large tree limbs and other wind-blown debris blocked portions of Highway 2 between Briartown and the Canadian river. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Briartown | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Briartown | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Briartown | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Briartown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porum | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Simms | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Warner | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Webbers Falls | 15.8 miles | 19 | |
| McLain | 18.6 miles | 19 | |
| Martin | 19.0 miles | 19 | |
| Keefton | 20.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hy 10 Landing | 22.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1090481. 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.









