Craig, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hartshorne-Haileyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74501. The Survey maps it on the Hartshorne SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1898 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1898 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Hartshorne SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Craig between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,818 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 60 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | 400 acres | Talihina Agency | BLUE |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20468 |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20404 |
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20377 |
| 27 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Smoking | 13 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20372 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Craig: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolese Bros Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Craig in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Craig | $75,000 | This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed just southwest of Hartshorne Lake, and moved east-northeast, uprooting numerous trees and damaging outbuildings. It crossed into Latimer County just south of Highway 1. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Craig | - | Portions of SH-63 between US-270 and Bache Road were closed due to flooding. |
| November 2015 | Flash Flood | Craig | - | Portions of Highway 63 were closed between Haileyville and Kiowa. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Haileyville | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Dow | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hartshorne | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bache | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Arch | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Alderson | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Carbon | 6.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100331. 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.









