Gibson, Oklahoma
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Wagoner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74467. The Survey maps it on the Northeast Muskogee quadrangle.
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
Fires near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Gibson between 2006 and 2017, burning about 401 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40301 |
| 4 February 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BROKEN BUMPER |
| 26 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 357 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | MALLARD BAY FIRE |
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 Gibson: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Davault Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Frank Livingston Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Joe Allen Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gibson in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 3 flash flood, 1 tornado, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Gibson | $200,000 | This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. In Wagoner County, this tornado developed southeast of Wagoner in the lowlands of Fort Gibson Lake. It moved northeast uprooting numerous trees, damaging homes, and destroying outbuildings north of Highway 51. The tornado then moved over Fort Gibson Lake and back onshore northeast of Wagoner where trees were uprooted and snapped, several boat docks were destroyed, and homes were damaged. It moved back over Fort Gibson Lake and then across the far northeastern portion of Wagoner County where trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado continued into Mayes County. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines between Wagoner and Okay. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Gibson | - | Widespread flooding occurred across much of Wagoner County. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Gibson | - | Portions of several roads were flooded and closed between the Verdigris River and Fort Gibson Lake, south of Highway 51. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Gibson | - | Highway 16 north of Okay was closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okay | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Anchor | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Mallard Bay | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Tullahassee | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Wagoner | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Taylor Ferry | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Toppers | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Porter | 9.0 miles | 14 |
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 Gibson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16891641 | 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 1093180. 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.











