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Coleman, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Johnston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73432. The Survey maps it on the Wapanucka South quadrangle. 290 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 764 feet above sea level.

Coleman within Johnston County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 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

7 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Coleman between 1994 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Debris and open burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
25 September 2017Arson/incendiarism20 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
3 August 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresChickasaw AgencyEGYPT ROAD
3 August 2006Debris and open burning5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyPOND FIRE
15 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresChickasaw AgencySUNDOWNER
24 February 1995Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyBUREAU
26 December 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChickasaw AgencyCOAL
19 January 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresChickasaw AgencyBUREAU

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnston County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Coleman: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Johnston County

Storms near this place

18 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coleman in 18 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2010Tornado (EF2)Coleman$2,630,000This tornado is labeled #N2. The tornado developed about a mile south-southeast of Coleman and moved southeast another mile, eventually traveling just into Atoka county. Several buildings, including a home, sustained major damage. Four other homes sustained at least partial damage. The U Cross Arena and Pavilion was heavily damaged, with part of the roof moved removed, steal beams on the outside of the building knocked down, and a section of the building completely destroyed. The tornado continued across the Atoka county border. ||This tornado moved into Atoka County.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindColeman$50,000Severe thunderstorm winds downed limbs and uprooted trees two miles south of Coleman in Johnston County. A garage door was also damaged and a mobile home was shifted off its foundation by the severe winds.
October 1996Thunderstorm WindColeman$15,000no account filed
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Coleman$10,000This tornado developed near Blue Spring Road just west of State Highway 48 north of Coleman where a barn lost part of its metal roof and trees were snapped. The tornado moved east-southeast damaging trees and another outbuilding at the county line as it crossed into Atoka County.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindColeman$2,000Outbuildings were damaged, and trees were downed.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindColeman$500no account filed
April 2026HailColeman-The location is approximate.
April 2025HailColeman-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailColeman-The report was relayed by emergency management. The location is approximate.
May 2025HailColeman-The report was relayed through Spotter Network.
March 2016HailColeman-No damage was reported.
August 2002Flash FloodColeman-Sandy Creek Road was partially covered with water.
July 1995HailColeman-Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms in southern and central Oklahoma produced large hail, severe winds, and one tornado. The tornado was reported three miles north of Ravia in Johnston County, where several large trees were downed and the roof was blown off a barn. The damage was rated as F1. The largest hail was also reported in Johnston County five miles south of Mill Creek, where hail as large as half-dollars fell. Severe thunderstorm winds downed an 18-inch tree in Carter County five miles east of Gene Autry and two-inch limbs in Olney in Coal County.
April 2017HailColeman-no account filed
March 2016HailColeman-no account filed
March 1998HailColeman-no account filed
April 1997HailColeman-no account filed
October 1993HailColeman-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnston 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
Fillmore4.1 miles14
Folsom5.4 miles14
Wapanucka7.1 miles14
Milburn7.2 miles13
Emet8.1 miles13
Bromide Junction9.2 miles15
Nida9.8 miles14
Bromide10.9 miles15

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 ColemanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5142977The 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 1091572. 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.