Eagletown, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Broken Bow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74734. It stands on Lick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eagletown quadrangle. 404 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 397 feet above sea level.
On record in Eagletown
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 1 record
- Jefferson Gardner Houselisted 1975
Population over time
2 figuresEagletown fell from 528 to 404 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 528 | |
| 2020 | 404 | -124 (-23%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1902 USGS Lukfata quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1981 USGS Eagletown quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
835 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 835 fires within 5 miles of Eagletown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,224 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 487 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 | 487 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 177 |
| Debris and open burning | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Talihina Agency | NICHOLS |
| 9 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.1 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 550 |
| 9 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10325 |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | 76 |
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 0445 |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10363 |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 109 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Eagletown: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Dunham Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| B & B Sand & Gravel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stiles Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eagletown in 31 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 13 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 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 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Eagletown | $5,000 | Multiple trees were snapped and a small convenience store had roof damage along a 2.5 mile track. The tornado touched down one mile north northwest of Eagletown, Oklahoma on Hwy. 24 then continued east for 2.5 miles ending just north of Hwy. 24. Winds were estimated at 75-85 mph. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | Eagletown | $1,000 | The tornado first touched down in extreme east central McCurtain County just one quarter of a mile from the McCurtain County, Sevier County line. Several trees were downed on the McCurtain County side of the state line with a few power lines downed as well. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Eagletown | $600 | Hail smashed a windshield out of a motorists car. Car was sitting still at the time. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | Low water crossing along Reed Road flooded just north of U.S. Highway 70. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | Low water crossing along Stuffy Road over Liksuklo Creek flooded. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Golf ball size hail reported in Eagletown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Hen egg size hail reported just north of Eagletown. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Half dollar size hail reported near the Oklahoma and Arkansas state line east of Eagletown. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | Tree downed on Panki Bok Road in Eagletown. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Eagletown | - | Flooding at the confluence of Lick Creek and Liksuklo Creek on Reed Road. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Quarter size hail reported just north of Eagletown via social media. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | Multiple power poles were damaged just southeast of Eagletown. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | High water covered several roads in and near Eagletown. Report from a Game Warden. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Eagletown | - | A picture of golf ball size hail that fell between Broken Bow and Eagletown was posted to social media. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 65 mph in Eagletown. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | A tree was blown down on Red Arrow Road just east of Broken Bow. |
| September 2019 | Heavy Rain | Eagletown | - | A seven hour storm total rainfall amount of 7.07 inches was recorded at the Broken Bow Mesonet station about 7 miles east of Broken Bow near the Eagletown community. This was in addition of the 3.07 inches that was recorded on September 20th. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | Numerous large tree limbs were downed. A private weather station measured a 66 mph wind gust just northwest of Eagletown. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | A few trees and large limbs were downed south of Eagletown. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Penny size hail fell in Eagletown. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | Several roads were underwater and closed with swift water washing a truck off the road in Eagletown, Oklahoma. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | One county road was closed due to excessive heavy rainfall. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | High winds downed several tree limbs causing power line damage. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Eagletown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiner | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Buck Creek Landing | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Ultima Thule | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Eagle Town (historical) | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lukfata (historical) | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Goodwater | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| Broken Bow | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hill Chapel | 9.8 miles | 11 |
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 Eagletown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473909 | 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 1092337. 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.








