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Folsom, 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 73432. It stands on Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Caddo NW quadrangle.

Folsom 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

10 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Folsom between 2006 and 2020, burning about 280 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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/undetermined3
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning2

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
25 September 2017Arson/incendiarism20 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
3 August 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresChickasaw AgencyEGYPT ROAD
3 August 2006Debris and open burning5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyPOND FIRE
15 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresChickasaw AgencySUNDOWNER
7 July 2006Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresChickasaw AgencyFOLSOME
14 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresTishomingo National Wildlife RefugeMAHARDA
26 December 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChickasaw AgencyCOAL
19 January 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryHOPEWELL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnston County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Folsom: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bryan County Sand Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lattimore Industries Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Johnston County

Storms near this place

4 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Folsom in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 2018Flash FloodFolsom1 killedSwiftly moving water spilled over a dirt road. A 72 year old woman drove into the water and car stalled around 9am CDT. She was able to climb out of the car and to safety. Upon trying to get back into the car around 11:30am CDT, the lady fell into the water and was swept away. She was found approximately 150-200 yards down stream tangled in a log jam.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindFolsom$10,000Roof damage to the sundown trailer facility caused by a thunderstorm downburst.
April 2026HailFolsom-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025FloodFolsom-Egypt Road, between Eli Road and Dunn Road, was closed due to flooding along the Blue River. The event time is approximate.

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
Coleman5.4 miles14
Nida5.4 miles14
Emet6.5 miles13
Fillmore6.9 miles14
Milburn7.6 miles13
Bee9.4 miles13
Wapanucka12.5 miles14
Tishomingo14.0 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100422. 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.