Chilocco, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newkirk census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74647. The Survey maps it on the Newkirk quadrangle.
On record in Chilocco
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Chilocco Indian Agricultural Schoollisted 2006 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Newkirk quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ponca City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Chilocco between 2000 and 2020, burning about 6,827 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1580 |
| 17 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1655 |
| 30 August 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | HARDMAN |
| 26 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | PONCA |
| 23 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1491 |
| 15 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | KELLY |
| 29 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cowley County | 1464 |
| 27 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | WAVERLY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Chilocco: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 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 Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chilocco in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Chilocco | $10,000 | A pickup truck was washed off US 77 by high water. Reported by OHP. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilocco | $10,000 | A line of trees was uprooted at the Chilocco Indian School. No other damage was reported. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Chilocco | - | Time is radar estimated. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilocco | - | Tree branches were damaged from thunderstorm winds just south of the state line as noted from an NWS Wichita storm survey. The time is estimated. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilocco | - | No damage reported. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Chilocco | - | Hail reported from Chilloco to the Kansas state line. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilocco | - | A gas station canopy was blown onto a car just south of the Oklahoma/Kansas state line. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Chilocco | - | Heavy rainfall totals of 3 to 7 inches over northern Kay County produced flash flooding in the area. At 0930 CST, the Kay County emergency manager reported flooding of low lying secondary roads in Chilocco along Chilocco Creek. |
| February 2011 | Hail | Chilocco | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Chilocco | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Chilocco | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilocco | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1091297. 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.



