Hanson, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Muldrow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74955. It lies near Burrow Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Gans quadrangle. 58 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 581 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1900 USGS Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Gans quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
188 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Hanson between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3,534 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 50 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30459 |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30489 |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30525 |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30522 |
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 Hanson: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanson in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Hanson | $90,000 | An F1 tornado touchdown south of Akins destroyed several barns, damaged several house roofs, and caused extensive tree damage. One house had half of its roof crushed by a tree, and outbuildings and a tractor shed were destroyed. Another home was damaged by trees and blowing debris, and a mobile home was moved off of its foundation. Another mobile home was crushed by a tree. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted a couple trees and snapped large tree limbs. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees. |
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.
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 Hanson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q108365055 | 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 1100474. 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.







