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Dawson, Oklahoma

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74115. The Survey maps it on the Tulsa quadrangle.

Dawson within Tulsa County

On record in Dawson

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 23 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Dawson: 7 producers, 7 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Acme Brick Co Shale PitClayProducer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Anchor Stone CompanyStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Chandler Materials Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
East Quarry and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
East Tulsa Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Grace Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Tulsa Dredge & Plant No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tulsa County

Storms near this place

25 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dawson in 25 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 5 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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
April 2024FloodDawson1 killedThunderstorms with heavy rainfall moved into Tulsa, and resulted in minor flooding of portions of city streets and low-lying areas. Two homeless people were sleeping near a storm drain at E Admiral Place and S Memorial Drive, one of which was swept into the storm drain and was washed away. She was found deceased the next morning about 100 feet inside the storm drain.
March 2015Tornado (EF0)Dawson$200,000This tornado developed in an undeveloped area south of the Tulsa International Airport and moved southeast toward Admiral Blvd. The tornado damaged several mobile homes, a number of permanent homes, and snapped large tree limbs north of I-244. Numerous homes, a number of mobile homes, a strip mall, an apartment complex, and businesses were damaged south of I-244 and west of Highway 169. The tornado continued southeast as it crossed Highway 169 at and south of Admiral Blvd., damaging the roofs of numerous homes and snapping many large tree limbs. A carport was destroyed and a garage door of a home was blown inward as the tornado turned more southerly before dissipating near E 11th Street South, just west of Garnett Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 70 to 80 mph.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindDawson$150,000Strong thunderstorm wind apparently associated with the rear flank downdraft of the tornadic supercell just to the north and east resulted in widespread damage from along I-244 to east of Highway 169 south of I-44. Numerous homes were damaged, trees were snapped or uprooted, businesses were damaged, and power poles were blown down. The building that houses the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Tulsa had a glass door blown in by the wind and gravel was blown from the roof of the building onto the south parking lot, damaging numerous vehicles.
June 2019Flash FloodDawson$50,000Several homes were flooded just north of the Admiral Twin Theater, on E Independence Street.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindDawson$30,000Strong thunderstorm wind caused structural damage to a wall of the historic Rose Bowl in Tulsa.
March 2015HailDawson$25,000no account filed
July 2010Flash FloodDawson$20,000Duplexes were flooded at 11th Street South and Sheridan Road.
July 2013HailDawson$20,000no account filed
June 2019Flash FloodDawson$5,000A car was stranded in high water near E 11th Street and S Sheridan Road.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindDawson$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindDawson$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines.
July 2025Flash FloodDawson-Portions of several roads were reported flooded.
August 2023Flash FloodDawson-Several roads were flooded in a neighborhood on the northeast side of Tulsa.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindDawson-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Tulsa measured 63 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindDawson-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, and snapped large tree limbs.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindDawson-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
August 2020Flash FloodDawson-Portions of E 11th Street were flooded west of Highway 169 and east of S Yale Avenue.
June 2019Flash FloodDawson-Eastbound lanes of I-244 near N Sheridan Road were flooded and closed.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindDawson-The Oklahoma Mesonet station in north Tulsa measured 64 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindDawson-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindDawson-The Oklahoma Mesonet station in north Tulsa measured 71 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindDawson-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
April 2017HailDawson-no account filed
April 2017HailDawson-no account filed
July 2013HailDawson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tulsa 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
Douglas1.5 miles23
East Tulsa1.8 miles23
Mohawk2.1 miles23
Mingo3.5 miles22
Garnett4.4 miles22
Tulsa4.8 miles23
Turley5.6 miles23
West Tulsa5.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1091960. 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.

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.