Clarita, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Coal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74535. The Survey maps it on the Wapanucka North quadrangle. 135 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 676 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1899 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Wapanucka North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Clarita between 2006 and 2020, burning about 386 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Talihina Agency | CLARITA |
| 2 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 346 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BURK VALLEY |
| 8 February 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Talihina Agency | MCKENZIE |
| 20 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 39 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Clarita: 16 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moseley Creek Number 4 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1897 | |
| Moseley Creek No 1 Bromide | Manganese | Prospect | 1890 | |
| Moseley Creek No 2 Bromide | Manganese | Prospect | 1890 | |
| Moseley Creek No 3 Bromide | Manganese | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarita in 16 storm reports between 1993 and 2018: 11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarita | $100 | A three-foot diameter tree was uprooted. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Clarita | - | Roadways reported under water. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Clarita | - | County road 1750 near Clarita was flooded. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarita | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Clarita | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olney | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| East Jesse | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Tupelo | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Centrahoma | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Phillips | 11.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lehigh | 11.5 miles | 17 | |
| Coalgate | 12.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cottonwood | 13.2 miles | 14 |
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 Clarita | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5127085 | 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 1091387. 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.





