Coalton, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Henryetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74437. The Survey maps it on the Henryetta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Canadian quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Henryetta quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Coalton between 2002 and 2020, burning about 9,646 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 29 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge | COALTON STRIKE |
| 30 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | MONTEZUMA CREEK |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | LHE |
| 6 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge | DEEP FORK OFFICE |
| 1 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.9 acres | Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge | GIBBONS RANCH FIRE |
| 29 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 350 acres | Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge | LOBLOLLY FIRE |
| 23 July 2011 | Fireworks | 8.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BIRD CREEK |
| 23 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | WILSON 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Coalton: 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coalton in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Hail | Coalton | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Coalton | $15,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coalton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Coalton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Coalton | - | 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 1091525. 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.






