Foreman, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Muldrow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74948. The Survey maps it on the Muldrow SW quadrangle. It stands 469 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Muldrow SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Muldrow SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Foreman between 1992 and 2011, burning about 1,190 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30589 |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30459 |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30475 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Foreman: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Foreman in 2 storm reports in 2016: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Foreman | $25,000 | This tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and damaged the roofs of several homes. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Foreman | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
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.
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 Foreman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28912599 | 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 1100423. 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.








