Golden, 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 74737. 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
662 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 662 fires within 5 miles of Golden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,628 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 350 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 | 350 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 167 |
| Debris and open burning | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | SE496 |
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10542 |
| 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 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10538 |
| 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Golden: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | 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 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Golden in 6 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts took the roof off a house south of Glover, Oklahoma. Trees were also downed and a barn was destroyed. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden | - | Trees were downed north of Glover in the Golden community. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden | - | A tree was blown down across Golden Glover Road just north of the Golden community. |
| December 2001 | Flash Flood | Golden | - | Nearly 3 feet of water across county roads making travel impossible for many residents. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Golden | - | Severe thunderstorms which produced quarter to larger than golfball-size hail developed along a cold front in southeastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 24th. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Golden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glover | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Hill | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| North Pole | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Holly Creek | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Wright City | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Garvin | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Steel Junction | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Crossroads | 6.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1093234. 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.








