Chloeta, Oklahoma
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Jay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74366. The Survey maps it on the Chloeta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1899 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Chloeta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
231 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Chloeta between 1992 and 2018, burning about 6,360 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 78 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 99 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | HWY 20 |
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 95 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30457 |
| 10 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Chloeta: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chloeta in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Chloeta | $10,000 | This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado crossed into Delaware County just north of Highway 20. Trees were snapped or uprooted and power poles were blown down as it moved east-northeast across the S 510 and S 520 Roads before dissipating. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chloeta | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted several trees, one of which fell onto a camper. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chloeta | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chloeta | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted several trees. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chloeta | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees in the vicinity of Kenwood. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chloeta | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a large tree. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Chloeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Chloeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Chloeta | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Chloeta | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Chloeta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eucha | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Old Eucha | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Tagg Flats | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Kenwood | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Zena | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Bull Hollow | 8.3 miles | 19 | |
| Jay | 9.2 miles | 19 | |
| Dennis | 9.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100295. 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.







