Graham, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ardmore North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73437. It stands on Russell Pretty Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fox quadrangle. It stands 932 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1901 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1918 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Fox quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Graham between 2000 and 2011, burning about 5,831 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | GRAHAM |
| 8 July 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 2 HOG HEAD |
| 9 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 500 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FOX GRAHAM |
| 8 April 2005 | Natural | 1,000 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CLEMSCOTT |
| 15 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 87 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FOXBRUSH |
| 12 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2,751 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BULLY FIRE |
| 24 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 acres | Chickasaw Agency | VISTA |
| 24 March 2005 | Natural | 60 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FRAZIER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Graham: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Limestone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Graham in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 7 hail, 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 2019 | Hail | Graham | - | Relayed from nwschat. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graham | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Graham | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Graham | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Graham | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Graham | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Graham | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Graham | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemscott | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Old Scott | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Fox | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Pike City (historical) | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Oil City | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Milo | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pooleville | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Pruitt City | 6.8 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 Graham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5592603 | 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 1093291. 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.





