BlockGlenoak, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Nowata census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74048. The Survey maps it on the Oglesby quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1901 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Oglesby quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bartlesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Glenoak between 2006 and 2017, burning about 25,128 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | SMOKE SHOP |
| 13 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 89 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | MOLDY SMOLDER |
| 13 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | MINTIWAC MAN |
| 17 February 2011 | Debris and open burning | 143 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | LOST FARM |
| 16 December 2010 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | NO FENCE |
| 25 November 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | BACKYARD |
| 11 November 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,984 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | LITTLE DEER |
| 11 November 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22,787 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | WOLF CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Glenoak: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| No.6 Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| 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 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenoak in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2015: 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Glenoak | $20,000 | This is the second of two segments of this tornado. In Nowata County, the tornado damaged several permanent homes and snapped or uprooted trees. Maximum wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 105 mph. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Glenoak | $10,000 | A tornado snapped and uprooted numerous hardwood trees and damaged several barns. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was 105 to 115 mph. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Glenoak | - | Portions of the E 240 Road were flooded and impassable. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100452. 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.