Glover, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Broken Bow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74728. It stands on Benningfield Creek. The Survey maps it on the Golden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1902 USGS Lukfata quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Golden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
828 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 828 fires within 5 miles of Glover between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,910 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 405 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 | 405 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 276 |
| Debris and open burning | 65 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | SE496 |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 0446 |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Talihina Agency | LONGBRANCH |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | 50 |
| 7 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | 49 |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 75 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Glover: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
14 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glover in 14 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 6 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glover | $40,000 | A few trees were downed in the community including one that fell across a tractor and another tree fell across a home. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Glover | $10,000 | Several roads were closed in the Glover and Golden communities due to excessive heavy rainfall. Residents in one home were evacuated due to the flooding in the Glover community. |
| January 2025 | Flood | Glover | - | Four cabin homes near the banks of the Glover River just south of Highway 3 were inundated after the Glover River quickly rose above major flood stage (22 feet) and crested near 23.2 feet at 330 pm on January 30th. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Glover | - | Widespread flash flooding was reported across Southern McCurtain County after cumulative rainfall amounts of three to in excess of five inches fell. Numerous roads were flooded and closed. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Glover | - | Highway 3 over the Glover River was flooded and closed. Two homes near the river were flooded. Numerous other roadways near the river were flooded and closed as well. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Glover | - | High water on Golden Glover Road, Old Broken Bow Road near the Little River, as well as numerous roads in the Broken Bow area. |
| March 2018 | Flash Flood | Glover | - | High water continued to cover Glover Golden Road, Old Broken Bow Road near the Little River, and numerous other roads in the Broken Bow area. |
| January 2012 | Flash Flood | Glover | - | Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in the Glover River going above flood state during the afternoon of January 25th. At stages above 16 feet, secondary roads become cutoff with several boat ramps flooded and closed. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glover | - | Trees were downed in the Golden community. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glover | - | Thunderstorms in far southeast Oklahoma on the 11th produced damaging winds during the late afternoon hours. Strong thunderstorms winds blew down numerous trees near Bethel and five miles southwest of Glover. In Idabel, strong thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees with one falling on a house and another falling on power lines. Strong winds tore a roof off a mobile home just north of Idabel. |
| March 1994 | Hail | Glover | - | Thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma during the early morning hours on the 24th produced hail up to half dollar size. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glover | - | Thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma during the afternoon hours on the 2nd produced strong winds. Strong thunderstorm winds downed power lines 9 miles west of Durant, downed trees and tore the roof off a trailer house in Colbert, damaged trees and roofs in Achille and downed trees 8 miles east of Broken Bow and in Glover. Lightning started a fire which destroyed a home 2 miles northwest of Wright City. |
| December 2007 | Hail | Glover | - | no account filed |
| November 1993 | Hail | Glover | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Golden | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Hill | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Wright City | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Steel Junction | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Holly Creek | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Crossroads | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Garvin | 8.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1093212. 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.








