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Fillmore, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Johnston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73450. The Survey maps it on the Wapanucka South quadrangle. It stands 748 feet above sea level.

Fillmore within Johnston County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 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

11 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Fillmore between 1994 and 2008, burning about 147 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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
Debris and open burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
3 August 2006Debris and open burning5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyPOND FIRE
15 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresChickasaw AgencySUNDOWNER
3 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresChickasaw AgencyKOELLING
26 July 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreChickasaw AgencyRUSSELL
2 March 2007Debris and open burning4.0 acresChickasaw AgencyWILEY
28 February 2008Debris and open burning70 acresChickasaw AgencyWHITE MAN
24 February 1995Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyBUREAU
5 December 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresChickasaw AgencySPAULDINGF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnston County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Fillmore: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
County Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Johnston County

Storms near this place

16 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fillmore in 16 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2026Thunderstorm WindFillmore$25,000A swath of significant thunderstorm wind damage occurred in the area between Old Cabin Road and Bold Springs Road, north of Fillmore. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped and at least two outbuildings were destroyed. The path is estimated and the event time is estimated based on radar observations.
June 2025Flash FloodFillmore$10,000A tinhorn was washed out near the intersection of Fillmore Road and Sandy Springs Road. The event time is approximate.
March 2024HailFillmore-Time is radar estimated.
March 2024Flash FloodFillmore-Heavy rainfall caused Sandy Creek to rise out of its banks, flooding portions of Oklahoma Highway 48A near Coleman. Relayed video.
May 2021FloodFillmore-Culvert washed out on Turner lane.
September 2018Flash FloodFillmore-Eight inches of water was over roadway at intersections of Wiley Rd and Old Cabin Rd.
July 2016Flash FloodFillmore-Several ditches were overflowing due to excessive rainfall. 2.95 inches of rainfall measured in town since 10 am.
July 2014Flash FloodFillmore-Water over highway 48A. No reports of vehicle or crop damage.
April 2020HailFillmore-no account filed
October 2019HailFillmore-no account filed
March 2016HailFillmore-no account filed
March 2013HailFillmore-no account filed
April 2011HailFillmore-no account filed
March 2006HailFillmore-no account filed
April 2005HailFillmore-no account filed
April 2005HailFillmore-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnston 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
Milburn3.6 miles13
Coleman4.1 miles14
Emet5.5 miles13
Folsom6.9 miles14
Wapanucka7.9 miles14
Nida9.0 miles14
Bromide Junction9.6 miles15
Bromide9.9 miles15

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 FillmoreAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5448844The 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 1092812. 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.