Higgins, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the South Latimer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74578. The Survey maps it on the Higgins quadrangle.
On record in Higgins
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Pusley's Stationlisted 1972
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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 Tuskahoma quadrangle1:125000
- 1908 USGS Tuskahoma quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Tuskahoma quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 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
- 1971 USGS Higgins quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Higgins quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
317 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 317 fires within 5 miles of Higgins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,584 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 125 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 | 125 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 |
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20387 |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Talihina Agency | EC20426 |
| 18 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20476 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Higgins: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolese Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Flagstone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Higgins in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Higgins | 4 hurt, $1,000,000 | This tornado continued from Pittsburg County. As it moved into Latimer County, the tornado destroyed a double-wide mobile home, severely damaged another home and barn, and rolled an F350 pickup truck about 50 yards. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado approached Yanush. In Yanush, about 50 homes were damaged, eight of those were destroyed along with one business. Numerous sheds, barns, and outbuildings were destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Higgins | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Higgins | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour uprooted a large tree and destroyed an outbuilding. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Higgins | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Higgins | - | Portions of Highway 1 southeast of Hartshorne were closed due to flooding. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Higgins | - | A nearly stationary supercell thunderstorm produced hail for about 20 minutes, the largest of which was baseball size. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Higgins | - | Reported on the Pittsburg/Latimer County line |
| April 2014 | Hail | Higgins | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Higgins | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Higgins | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Higgins | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Higgins | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Higgins | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100493. 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.










