Chockie, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the North Atoka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74525. It stands on Buck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Limestone Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1898 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1898 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Limestone Gap quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1991 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
69 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Chockie between 1993 and 2020, burning about 17,983 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 41 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 170 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 228 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10553 |
| 8 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 160 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 160 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Smoking | 20 acres | Talihina Agency | 011 |
| 28 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Talihina Agency | TRACK FIRE |
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 Chockie: 1 past producer. 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 |
Storms near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chockie in 7 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2013 | Hail | Chockie | $200,000 | The hail damaged cars, and covered the ground for hours. Damages estimated. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chockie | $10,000 | Images of damage to multiple roofs. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Chockie | - | While investigating tornado damage in Pittsburg County, an NWS storm survey team from Tulsa also identified this area of scattered tree damage from a tornado in northern Atoka County near Limestone Gap southeast of Wardville. The tornado developed about one mile east of US Highway 69 north of Limestone Gap and moved generally east dissipating soon after crossing Highway 69. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Chockie | - | Significant roadway flooding, with an estimated water depth of three to four feet, occurred along a portion of Wesley Road due to water rise from Breadtown Creek. The event time is approximate. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chockie | - | No damage was reported. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Chockie | - | This tornado was observed on Highway 69, near Chockie, and appeared to skip along the ground for about one minute before dissipating. No damage was observed or reported. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Chockie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burg | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Limestone Gap | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Flora | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Wardville | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Wesley | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Reynolds | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Stringtown | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Fugate | 9.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100296. 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.









