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Colcord, Oklahoma

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Colcord census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74338. The Survey maps it on the Colcord quadrangle. 728 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,166 feet above sea level.

Colcord within Delaware County

Population over time

2 figures

Colcord fell from 815 to 728 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010815
2020728-87 (-11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

232 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Colcord between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,467 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 105 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/incendiarism105
Missing data/not specified/undetermined69
Debris and open burning28
Recreation and ceremony8
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Natural4
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use4

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1999Arson/incendiarism15 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
11 September 2000Natural31 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
9 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
3 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30402
27 August 2004Debris and open burning1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30517
21 August 2010Arson/incendiarism12 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30392
7 July 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
29 July 2006Arson/incendiarism160 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30524

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Delaware County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Colcord: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Platinum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Woodruff FarmUranium, PlatinumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Delaware County

Storms near this place

48 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colcord in 48 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 22 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2006Tornado (F1)Colcord$750,000The supercell thunderstorm cycled and a second tornado formed southeast of Colcord while the first tornado was dissipating northeast of town. The second tornado destroyed two chicken houses, damaged homes, destroyed outbuildings, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and downed power poles.This tornado continued into Benton County, Arkansas from about two miles south of Cherokee City to four miles southwest of Bentonville, producing up to F3 damage on the Fujita Scale. See Storm Data for Arkansas, Northwest for details concerning the Benton County segment.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindColcord$100,000Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, damaged the roofs of homes, blew down power lines, and destroyed outbuildings in a broad swath from west of Colcord to west of Cherokee City, AR.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindColcord$20,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour heavily damaged two trailers.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindColcord$15,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roofs off of two outbuildings.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindColcord$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles and trees.
April 1995Tornado (F0)Colcord$5,000Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of April 17th. The storms produced a total of 8 tornadoes, as well as large hail and damaging winds. The first five tornadoes all occurred with the same supercell thunderstorm. The first tornado touched down briefly 6 miles east southeast of Henryetta at 2100CST. No damage occurred with this F-0 tornado. The second tornado was another brief touchdown just west northwest of Hoffman at 2119CST. No damage occurred with this F-0 tornado. The third tornado was another brief touchdown 2.25 miles northeast of Council Hill at 2130CST. Trees were downed by this F-0 tornado. The fourth tornado touched down in a residential area 1 mile south of Okay at 2214CST. The tornado heavily damaged 2 homes and caused minor damage to 9 homes in the residential area. 5 mobile homes were also destroyed, and 5 other mobile homes were damaged. Several vehicles were either damaged or destroyed, numerous power poles were downed, and numerous trees were uprooted. The tornado continued east northeast for approximately 4.5 miles before lifting 4 miles east of Okay at 2221CST just before reaching the Fort Gibson Lake Dam. This tornado was 125 yards wide and was rated as an F-2. The fifth tornado touched down 2.5 miles south of Peggs at 2232CST. The tornado damaged a Free Will Baptist Church camp building and also damaged a barn and uprooted trees. This F-1 tornado was on the ground for 1/4 mile and was 50 yards wide. The sixth tornado touched down near Qualls at 2235CST and moved northeast for 7 miles before lifting 8 miles south of Tahlequah near the town of Keys at 2245CST. The tornado damaged Carter's Automotive Building 8 miles south of Tahlequah, and several vehicles were thrown a considerable distance from the building. The tornado also caused approximately $100,000 damage to a county solid waste plant in the same general area. This tornado was 200 yards wide and was rated as an F-2. The seventh tornado touched down 3 miles southeast of Stilwell at 2302CST and moved northeast for 1 mile before lifting 3 miles east southeast of Stilwell at 2304CST. The tornado destroyed 1 modular home, 1 mobile home, and 2 chicken houses, and caused minor damage to several other homes. This tornado was 75 yards wide and was rated as an F-1. The eighth tornado was spawned by the same storm which produced the first five tornadoes. It touched down briefly 3.5 miles northwest of Colcord at 2310CST. The tornado damaged the roof of 1 home and also damaged 3 barns. This tornado was 40 yards wide and was rated as an F-0. The storms also produced strong straight-line winds which caused considerable damage. Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed 2 mobile homes and damaged 4 other mobile homes at the Robinson Trailer Park 3 miles northeast of Sapulpa. 1 resident of the park suffered a back injury as a result of the storms. A mobile home was destroyed and a chicken house was damaged by strong thunderstorm winds 4 miles east of Stilwell, and strong winds damaged a trailer house near Council Hill. A house was damaged by high winds 2 miles south of Hulbert, and chicken houses were blown over in Rose. Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour in Muskogee blew the roofs off a couple buildings and knocked down light poles and large tree branches. A barn was destroyed, a window was blown out, and trees were downed by strong winds just southwest of Muskogee. Several roofs were blown off outbuildings and windows were blown out 3 miles west of Muskogee, and a chimney was blown off a roof and several large tree limbs were downed in Nowata. Strong thunderstorm winds blew a large tree onto the roof of a house in Avant, and the skirting was blown off a trailer and numerous trees were downed 4 miles north of Sand Springs. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged a brick building in Henryetta, blowing off bricks near the top of the building, and trees were blown down onto a house near Grove. Lines, trees, and an amateur radio tower were downed by strong winds 2 miles north of Oaks, and strong winds downed a large radio tower near Mannford. 60 mile an hour winds blew the windows out of a store and downed trees in Poteau, and up to 50 large trees were blown down just east of Eucha. Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees from 2.5 miles south of Peggs to 3 miles east of Peggs, and 3 barns were destroyed 3 miles east of Peggs. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Battiest, 3 miles south of Leach, and 2 miles north of Twin Oaks, and several trees were blown over onto power lines in Quapaw. A large tree was blown down 4 miles west of Sand Springs, and large tree limbs were blown down in Sand Springs and in Weleetka. Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous large tree limbs in Bearden, and several large tree limbs were downed by strong winds near Big Cabin. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 miles an hour 3 miles west of Okay, to 67 miles an hour in Sapulpa, and to 65 miles miles an hour 5 miles southwest of Oologah. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 65 to 70 miles an hour at Sequoyah State Park 8 miles east of Wagoner, and to 60 to 70 miles an hour in Collinsville. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour 7 miles west of Nowata, 8 miles west of Claremore, and at several locations in McIntosh County. Large hail also accompanied some of the storms. Half dollar size hail fell at Dewar, and nickel size hail fell at Hitchita, 10 miles west of Checotah, and at Fountainhead State Park 6 miles north of Eufaula. Dime size hail fell in Vera. Very heavy rainfall from the thunderstorms also resulted in flash flooding in parts of northeast Oklahoma. Street flooding occurred in the south and southeast parts of Osage County, 10 miles east of Terlton, and in Mannford. Street flooding also occurred in Muskogee, and U.S. Highway 69 was flooded 3 miles north of Muskogee. Streets were closed by flooding in Morris, and State Highway 62 was closed east of Morris due to 3 feet of water covering the roadway. Water also entered some garages and basements in Morris, and a bridge was damaged by flooding 2.25 miles south of Morris.
March 2015HailColcord$5,000no account filed
April 2011HailColcord$5,000no account filed
April 1993Thunderstorm WindColcord$5,000no account filed
October 1998Thunderstorm WindColcord$2,000The roof was partially blown off of a mobile home.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindColcord$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and a few power lines.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindColcord$1,000The porch roof and skirting of a mobile home were blown away.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindColcord$500Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindColcord$100Thunderstorm winds blew large trees down.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindColcord$100Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindColcord-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindColcord-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 mph snapped large tree limbs.
May 2009Flash FloodColcord-Heavy rain caused numerous roads to be under water over mainly the western part of Delaware County. Some of the roads had to be closed.
September 2009Flash FloodColcord-Heavy rain caused a road leading into Colcord to be closed due to high water.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindColcord-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down.
November 2008Thunderstorm WindColcord-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees.
January 2008Flash FloodColcord-Heavy rain caused several roads near Colcord to be closed due to high water.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindColcord-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a large tree. The tree blocked a road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindColcord-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. A number of the trees blocked roads.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindColcord-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew numerous trees down.
May 1995HailColcord-Isolated severe thunderstorms in Delaware County produced nickel-size hail one mile west of Maysville and dime-size hail one mile south of Colcord. Lightning killed a young man who was on top of a silo four miles north of Kansas. (M??OU)
May 1995HailColcord-An isolated severe thunderstorm moved across northeast Oklahoma from Okfuskee County to Delaware County during the late morning and early afternoon of May 17th. Golf ball-size hail fell seven miles west of Okmulgee, and quarter-size hail fell at Haskell. Dime to nickel-size hail fell at several other locations in northeast Oklahoma.
October 2014HailColcord-no account filed
April 2009HailColcord-no account filed
May 2009HailColcord-no account filed
February 2009Thunderstorm WindColcord-no account filed
May 2009HailColcord-no account filed
September 2009HailColcord-no account filed
September 2009HailColcord-no account filed
January 2008HailColcord-no account filed
March 2008HailColcord-no account filed
June 2008HailColcord-no account filed
June 2008HailColcord-no account filed
March 2007HailColcord-no account filed
April 2004HailColcord-no account filed
July 2003HailColcord-no account filed
February 1999Thunderstorm WindColcord-no account filed
September 1999HailColcord-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindColcord-no account filed
May 1998HailColcord-no account filed
May 1996HailColcord-no account filed
May 1996HailColcord-no account filed
April 1993HailColcord-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Delaware County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Row1.0 miles18
Cloud Creek4.1 miles19
Tonnece4.4 miles19
Beckwith4.7 miles19
Flint5.4 miles19
Dripping Springs6.3 miles19
Flint Creek6.5 miles19
Kansas6.9 miles18

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 ColcordAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q570979The 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 1091553. 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.