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Holly Creek, Oklahoma

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Broken Bow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74728. The Survey maps it on the Idabel quadrangle.

Holly Creek within McCurtain County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

297 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 297 fires within 5 miles of Holly Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,844 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 106 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/incendiarism106
Missing data/not specified/undetermined76
Debris and open burning61
Equipment and vehicle use28
Natural13
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTalihina AgencyT BO JONES
9 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTalihina AgencySE496
8 September 2011Arson/incendiarism11 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry10542
8 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTalihina AgencySE492
7 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
7 September 2011Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry10538
7 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestry10534
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTalihina Agency49

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in McCurtain County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Holly Creek: 13 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Idabel PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Quality Rocks Inc Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in McCurtain County

Storms near this place

16 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holly Creek in 16 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2016Flash FloodHolly Creek1 killedA 30 year old male drowned after his SUV drove through a low water crossing and was swept into a flooded Lukfata Creek on Tebo Jones Road south of Broken Bow. A 36 year old male passenger was able to exit the vehicle and swim to shore.
April 2008Flash FloodHolly Creek$10,000Half of a bridge was washed out on Old Military Road at Holly Creek.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindHolly Creek-A camper RV was flipped with occupants inside in the Holly Creek area between Garvin and Broken Bow along with a few homes damaged in the area. No injuries were reported.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHolly Creek-A tree fell onto a home in the Holly Creek community. A resident cut her head while exiting the home.
November 2024Tornado (EF1)Holly Creek-An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 93 mph touched down several miles northeast of Idabel near the Little River. Storm chaser video confirmed that this weak tornado began just north of the Little River west of Highway 70 in an area of inaccessible terrain. The tornado traveled north-northeast and snapped the trunk of a hardwood tree along Tebo Jones Road, where it continued northeast, crossing Wood Turtle Lane, and downed a few large limbs along Rodeo Road before lifting just south of Bait Shop Road.
March 2019HailHolly Creek-The Holly Creek Fire Department reported quarter size hail in the Holly Creek community.
June 2019HailHolly Creek-Half dollar size hail fell just south of Broken Bow.
September 2019Flash FloodHolly Creek-Tebo Jones Road southwest of Broken Bow was flooded and closed.
March 2015HailHolly Creek-Nickel size hail was reported 5 miles west southwest of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindHolly Creek-Trees were downed along Belpine Loop Road between Idabel and Broken Bow.
July 2013Flash FloodHolly Creek-Tebo Jones Road just south of Broken Bow was barricaded and closed from heavy rainfall.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindHolly Creek-Powerlines were downed in the Holly Creek community.
April 2011Tornado (EF0)Holly Creek-Multiple trees were snapped along a 9 mile track just south and east of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. A tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Broken Bow and continued northeast crossing Hwy. 70 one mile south of Broken Bow. The storm then continued northeast ending approximately 4 miles east of Broken Bow on Hwy. 70. Damage consisted of mainly trees being snapped and uprooted. Winds were estimated at 75-85 mph.
December 2007HailHolly Creek-Penny size hail fell on the southwest side of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
August 2003HailHolly Creek-no account filed
May 2003HailHolly Creek-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McCurtain County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Crossroads1.4 miles12
Hill Chapel3.7 miles11
Oak Hill4.4 miles15
Steel Junction4.8 miles15
Broken Bow5.4 miles17
Idabel5.7 miles12
Golden5.7 miles15
Garvin6.9 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1101467. 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.