Enterprise, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the West Haskell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74561. It lies near Brooken Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Enterprise quadrangle. 170 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 732 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1900 USGS Sansbois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Sans Bois quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Sans Bois quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Sansbois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Enterprise quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
215 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Enterprise between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,611 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 90 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 | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20413 |
| 26 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20366 |
| 9 August 2011 | Natural | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20414 |
| 7 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20467 |
| 6 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20188 |
| 5 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 155 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20186 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Enterprise: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L B Barbee Sandstone Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Silt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
41 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Enterprise in 41 storm reports between 1993 and 2020: 21 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Enterprise | $50,000 | The Haskell County Sheriff's Office reported Highway 71 between Enterprise and Quinton closed due to high water. Some county roads were washed out. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Enterprise | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew over several sheds. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Enterprise | $10,000 | Portions of Highway 71 were reduced to one lane between Enterprise and Quinton for repairs to drainage structures that were damaged from extensive flooding. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew sheet metal off a building. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour damage the roof and dock of a marina. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged a dock at Evergreen Marina. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Enterprise | $100 | A F0 tornado briefly touched down near the community of Enterprise. The damage was limited to trees. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Enterprise | - | Portions of Highway 71 were flooded and closed, south of the Highway 9 intersection. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a few large trees. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Enterprise | - | Water was reported five feet deep over Highway 71 at the Longtown Creek bridge south of Enterprise. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down several large tree limbs. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Enterprise | - | Several people reported a brief tornado over open country. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Enterprise | - | A brief tornado touchdown was reported by multiple storm spotters southwest of Eufaula dam on Lake Eufaula. |
| March 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Enterprise | - | A storm spotter reported a tornado over open country. It resulted in no known damage. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| March 2014 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Enterprise | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughart | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hoyt | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Whitefield | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Lewisville | 9.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kinta | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sans Bois | 13.7 miles | 13 | |
| Stigler | 13.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lafayette | 15.1 miles | 14 |
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 Enterprise | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q108303888 | 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 1092629. 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.









