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Fittstown, Oklahoma

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the South Central Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74842. The Survey maps it on the Fittstown quadrangle. 78 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 833 feet above sea level.

Fittstown within Pontotoc County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 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

26 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Fittstown between 2003 and 2017, burning about 688 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined10
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Natural1

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
9 September 2013Recreation and ceremony9.5 acresChickasaw AgencyROSS FIRE
30 September 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresChickasaw AgencyDOWLEY
14 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined23 acresChickasaw AgencySPRADLING
7 August 2012Natural20 acresChickasaw AgencyWYCHE
6 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresChickasaw AgencyJONES OIL
21 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresChickasaw AgencyFITTSTOWN SOUTH
12 August 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution12 acresChickasaw AgencyCITATION OIL
22 July 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution15 acresChickasaw AgencyPOWER POLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pontotoc County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Fittstown: 21 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wigley QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer
Two Unnamed Limestone PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pontotoc County

Storms near this place

60 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fittstown in 63 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2025Tornado (EF0)Fittstown$200,000The Fittstown tornado developed just southwest of the Fittstown mesonet station about 7 miles southwest of the town of Fittstown. (The Fittstown mesonet station measured an 87 mph is listed separately) An RV was blown over and an outbuilding damaged near the beginning of the path. The tornado moved northeast damaging trees and producing shingle damage to a home. One other outbuilding was damaged just west of US Highway 377 as the tornado was dissipating.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindFittstown$6,000Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 mph blew a roof off a barn and downed trees.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindFittstown$5,000A horse barn was blown about 150 yards away across Hwy 377. Pipe fence attached to barn was raised about 3 feet.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindFittstown$1,000Wind damage was sustained to a barn and numerous trees.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindFittstown$500Tree limbs, five inches in diameter, were downed.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindFittstown$500no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindFittstown$100Tree limbs, two inches in diameter, were downed.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindFittstown-Fittstown (FITT) Mesonet observation.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindFittstown-Fittstown (FITT) Mesonet observation.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFittstown-Fittstown (FITT) Mesonet observation.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFittstown-Fittstown (FITT) Mesonet observation.
June 2025Flash FloodFittstown-The intersection of Oklahoma Highway 99 and County Road 1680 was closed due to flooding and debris. The event time is approximate.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFittstown-Fittstown (FITT) Mesonet observation.
April 2024Flash FloodFittstown-Roadway flooding across a portion of U.S. Highway 377 north of the community of Fittstown. At least one vehicle stranded. Event time is approximate.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFittstown-A large tree limb blown down along U.S. Highway 377. Time is radar estimated.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindFittstown-Fittstown (FITT) Mesonet observation.
September 2018Flash FloodFittstown-A house was flooded.
September 2018Flash FloodFittstown-County road 1670 washed out west of the county road 3590 intersection.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindFittstown-No damage was reported.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindFittstown-No damage was reported.
July 2007Flash FloodFittstown-The Highway 99 detour was closed due to flooding.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindFittstown-Wind gust was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindFittstown-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindFittstown-Estimated 70 to 80 mph winds
April 1994HailFittstown-An isolated severe thunderstorm in southeast Oklahoma produced dime size hail around noon on the 11th.
May 2024HailFittstown-no account filed
February 2023Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
March 2023Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
March 2023HailFittstown-no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
May 2020Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
May 2015HailFittstown-no account filed
May 2013Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
April 2011HailFittstown-no account filed
April 2011HailFittstown-no account filed
May 2010HailFittstown-no account filed
February 2009Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
May 2009Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
March 2006HailFittstown-no account filed
March 2004HailFittstown-no account filed
May 2003HailFittstown-no account filed
May 2003HailFittstown-no account filed
December 2002HailFittstown-no account filed
March 2001HailFittstown-no account filed
September 2001HailFittstown-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
June 1998HailFittstown-no account filed
April 1998HailFittstown-no account filed
July 1997HailFittstown-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindFittstown-no account filed
May 1997HailFittstown-no account filed
August 1997HailFittstown-no account filed
August 1997HailFittstown-no account filed
April 1996HailFittstown-no account filed
June 1995HailFittstown-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pontotoc 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
Franks0.7 miles12
Harden City1.9 miles11
Frisco3.7 miles12
Jesse6.0 miles11
Union Valley6.1 miles12
Coil6.3 miles12
Stonewall6.3 miles12
Lawrence7.2 miles12

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 FittstownAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5455517The 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 1092851. 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.