Farris, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Central Atoka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74525. It stands on East Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Farris quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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 Antlers quadrangle1:125000
- 1912 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1925 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Farris quadrangle1:24000, 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
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Farris between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,914 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10473 |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10334 |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10474 |
| 31 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 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 Farris: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farris in 17 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 14 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farris | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farris | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| November 1999 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Farris | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| March 1994 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Farris | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Farris | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Farris | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Payton Crossing | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Crystal | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Darwin | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Negro Bend | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Lone Pine | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Boehler | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lane | 6.9 miles | 17 |
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 Farris | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5436314 | 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 1092768. 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.









