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Fairland, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Afton-Fairland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74343. The Survey maps it on the Miami SE quadrangle. 1,106 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 837 feet above sea level.

Fairland within Ottawa County

Population over time

3 figures

Fairland grew from 1,025 to 1,106 between 2000 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.

YearPeople Change
20001,025
20101,057+32 (+3%)
20201,106+49 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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.

Fires near this place

16 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Fairland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 293 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning4
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 August 1999Equipment and vehicle use30 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
16 August 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
11 August 1999Arson/incendiarism30 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
5 April 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
7 March 2010Natural28 acresMiami AgencyJUMP HILL
6 March 2010Natural3.0 acresMiami AgencyNO WATER
26 March 2003Debris and open burning80 acresCherokee Nation TribeKEN37
28 February 1992Smoking76 acresMiami AgencyBINGO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ottawa County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fairland: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead. 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
Dobson TractZinc, LeadPast Producer1925, 1940
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ottawa County

Storms near this place

46 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairland in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 21 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Fairland1 hurt, $125,000This tornado developed just south of the E 230 Road and moved north-northeast destroying a mobile home, destroying several outbuildings, and snapping or uprooting trees. As the tornado approached the E 190 Road near the S 600 Road, it turned more to the northeast. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, a home was damaged, and outbuildings were damaged between the E 190 Road and Grand Lake. After moving over Grand Lake, the tornado damaged chicken houses and snapped or uprooted trees before dissipating east of Highway 10 near the E 160 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
October 2024Tornado (EF1)Fairland$100,000This tornado developed west of the S 560 Road and north of the E 220 Road, where large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado moved northeast and dissipated near Grand Lake, south of the E 170 Road. Several homes were damaged, a number of outbuildings were destroyed, trees were uprooted, and numerous large tree limbs and power poles were snapped in the path. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
January 2023Tornado (EF1)Fairland$75,000This brief tornado developed near the 560 Road, south of the 210 Road, where several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado moved northeast and uprooted trees, before dissipating prior to reaching the 210 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 95 mph.
January 1998Thunderstorm WindFairland$60,000Ten homes/businesses with minor damage. Three businesses with major roof and structural damage. Winds were estimated at 90 to 100 miles an hour.
May 2024HailFairland$50,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
April 1996Tornado (F1)Fairland$50,000no account filed
May 2020HailFairland$25,000Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes.
May 2010Tornado (EF1)Fairland$25,000The tornado that developed near Copeland in Delaware County moved east-northeast across southern Ottawa County. The tornado uprooted or snapped numerous trees and damaged several homes in Ottawa County. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 100 mph.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFairland$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a business, flipped several rental trailers, and snapped large tree limbs.
May 2017HailFairland$20,000no account filed
May 2011HailFairland$20,000no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFairland$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, and damaged several outbuildings.
July 2020HailFairland$15,000Golf ball size hail was reported by media storm chasers. The hail damaged a few homes and vehicles.
March 2017HailFairland$10,000no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindFairland$10,000no account filed
May 2013Thunderstorm WindFairland$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew in west-facing garage doors, damaged privacy fences, and snapped large tree limbs along Highway 125.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindFairland$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto the corner of a trailer house.
April 2011HailFairland$5,000no account filed
October 2024Thunderstorm WindFairland$3,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped several power poles, and snapped numerous large tree limbs.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindFairland$2,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs and caused sporadic power outages.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindFairland$500Several trees were blown down in Fairland.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindFairland$100no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindFairland-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
October 2024Thunderstorm WindFairland-Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindFairland-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree near the Highway 125 and Highway 59 intersection.
August 2013Flash FloodFairland-Most streets in town were flooded. State Highway 125 was closed due to high water.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindFairland-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
May 2009Flash FloodFairland-Heavy rains caused water to flow over several roads in and around Fairland.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindFairland-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindFairland-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindFairland-Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of May 23rd. Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour in McAlester destroyed a car wash, tore the roofs off two buildings, and overturned two tractor-semitrailers in the northeast part of town. Windows were blown out of a flower shop in downtown McAlester, and numerous power lines were blown down in McAlester. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in Locust Grove and in Stigler, and power lines were blown down from Chouteau to Locust Grove. Trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds
July 2023HailFairland-no account filed
July 2020HailFairland-no account filed
August 2012HailFairland-no account filed
March 2011HailFairland-no account filed
May 2006HailFairland-no account filed
May 2002HailFairland-no account filed
May 2001HailFairland-no account filed
June 2001HailFairland-no account filed
December 1999HailFairland-no account filed
December 1999HailFairland-no account filed
May 1999HailFairland-no account filed
April 1996HailFairland-no account filed
April 1996HailFairland-no account filed
April 1996HailFairland-no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindFairland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ottawa 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
Ogeechee1.9 miles16
Oseuma2.7 miles13
Moreville3.8 miles16
Narcissa5.4 miles14
Wyandotte7.1 miles14
Afton7.3 miles13
Kellyville7.9 miles14
Ottawa7.9 miles16

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 FairlandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2611512The 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 1092694. 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.