Damon, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Wilburton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74578. The Survey maps it on the Damon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1901 USGS Tuskahoma quadrangle1:125000
- 1908 USGS Tuskahoma quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Tuskahoma 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
- 1971 USGS Damon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Damon quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
482 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 482 fires within 5 miles of Damon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,213 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 233 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 | 233 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 |
| Debris and open burning | 82 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20406 |
| 30 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20431 |
| 29 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20378 |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20381 |
| 28 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 8.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 93 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20373 |
| 26 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Damon: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone. 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 Sandstone Pit | Flagstone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Damon in 6 storm reports between 1999 and 2014: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Damon | $100,000 | A tornado damaged a gas compressor station, damaged several homes, and damaged numerous trees. Several citizens viewed and photographed the tornado. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damon | $45,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted numerous trees which then fell onto homes, vehicles, outbuildings, and power lines. Snapped power lines caused a loss of power to areas south of Wilburton. There was substantial damage to two mobile homes and two permanent homes in the Damon Valley area about 5 miles south of Wilburton. At the home with the most damage, shingles were blown off the roof, an air conditioning unit was overturned, and falling trees destroyed two boats and two pickup trucks. Most other damage in the area was to storage buildings, barns, TV antennae, and numerous pine trees blown down. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Damon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damon | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged a garage and blew down several large tree limbs. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Damon | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damon | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Colony | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wilburton | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lutie | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Center Point | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Degnan | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bowers | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Panola | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Higgins | 7.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100340. 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.










