Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Muskogee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74434. It stands on Correll Branch. The Survey maps it on the Northeast Muskogee quadrangle. 3,814 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 564 feet above sea level.
On record in Fort Gibson
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 11 records
Stone BarracksNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Commandant's Quarterslisted 1985
Dragoon Commandant's Quarterslisted 1980
Nash-Swindler Houselisted 1979
Officer's Quarterslisted 1985
Post Adjutant's Officelisted 1985
Post Blacksmith Shoplisted 1985
Seawell-Ross-Isom Houselisted 1978- Administration Building-Post Hospitallisted 1985
- Cherokee National Cemeterylisted 1979
- Fort Gibson National Cemeterylisted 1999
Surveyed buildings and structures 12 of 33 shown
- Fort Gibson National Cemetery, 1423 Cemetery Road, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Lodge, 1423 Cemetery Road, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Rostrum, 1423 Cemetery Road, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Fort Gibson, 907 North Garrison Avenue, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Fort Gibson, Adjutant's Office, 110 East Ash Avenue, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Fort Gibson, Bake Oven, Garrison Avenue, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Fort Gibson, Barracks Building, Garrison Avenue, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 15 photographs
- Fort Gibson, Blacksmith Shop, Garrison Avenue, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Fort Gibson, Caretaker Residence, 110 East Ash Avenue, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Fort Gibson, Caretaker's Garage, 110 East Ash Avenue, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Fort Gibson, Commanding Officer's Quarters, Coppinger Avenue, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 17 photographs
- Fort Gibson, Commanding Officers' Quarters, 110 East Ash Avenue, Fort Gibsonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresFort Gibson fell from 4,154 to 3,814 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,154 | |
| 2020 | 3,814 | -340 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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 Muscogee quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1905 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Wagoner quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Wagoner quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Wagoner SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Northeast Muskogee quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
7 photographs, 1939 to 2020Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Fort Gibson between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,603 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30377 |
| 18 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40307 |
| 24 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 July 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30352 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Fort Gibson: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H D Youngman Contr Limestone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arkhola #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Arkhola Mine #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Arkhola Roberts Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cherokee Co Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Gibson in 3 storm reports between 1993 and 1995: 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1995 | Hail | Fort Gibson | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Fort Gibson | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Fort Gibson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Wybark | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bacone | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Muskogee | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Shopton | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Grandview Heights | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pumpkin Center | 8.8 miles | 20 | |
| West Muskogee | 9.5 miles | 18 |
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 Fort Gibson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1018308 | 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 1092958. 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.











