Burneyville, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the West Love census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73430. The Survey maps it on the Burneyville quadrangle. 815 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 771 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1902 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Burneyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Burneyville between 2006 and 2018, burning about 134 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON CR 402 |
| 21 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS CR411 |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON 403 |
| 9 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON CR 408 |
| 22 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON 403 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Burneyville: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
Storms near this place
47 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burneyville in 47 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | $500 | Garage/out-building was destroyed on White Road in Jimtown. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Burneyville (BURN) Mesonet observation. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Burneyville | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | A small storage shed was damaged by thunderstorm winds. Event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Burneyville | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Burneyville (BURN) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Burneyville | - | An image from along Eastman Road was shared. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Burneyville (BURN) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Burneyville (BURN) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Burneyville (BURN) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Burneyville | - | Storm chasers observed a tornado north-northeast of Burneyville. No damage was reported and the location is estimated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Several trees down in the town of Burneyville. Time is radar estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Burneyville (BURN) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Burneyville | - | Numerous streets and rural roads covered in high water. Creeks and streams overflowing. Up to two inches of rainfall in 30 minutes at a nearby Oklahoma Mesonet station. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Extreme northwest wind measured at Burneyville mestonet site. No damage was reported. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | Measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet |
| March 2025 | Hail | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Burneyville | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Burneyville | - | 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.
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 Burneyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4999715 | 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 1090721. 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.






