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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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
- 1968 USGS Wapanucka South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1994Regional 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 burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | EGYPT ROAD |
| 3 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | POND FIRE |
| 15 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | SUNDOWNER |
| 24 February 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BUREAU |
| 26 December 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | COAL |
| 19 January 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BUREAU |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1993Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF2) | Coleman | $2,630,000 | This 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleman | $50,000 | Severe 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleman | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Coleman | $10,000 | This 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleman | $2,000 | Outbuildings were damaged, and trees were downed. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleman | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Coleman | - | The location is approximate. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Coleman | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Coleman | - | The report was relayed by emergency management. The location is approximate. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Coleman | - | The report was relayed through Spotter Network. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Coleman | - | No damage was reported. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Coleman | - | Sandy Creek Road was partially covered with water. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Coleman | - | 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 2017 | Hail | Coleman | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Coleman | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Coleman | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Coleman | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Coleman | - | 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.
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 Coleman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5142977 | 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 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.





