Hulah, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pawhuska census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74022. It stands on Opossum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bowring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1909 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Bowring quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Hulah between 2001 and 2020, burning about 14,030 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 acres | Osage Agency | WAH-SHA-SHE |
| 1 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Osage Agency | GUSHER |
| 26 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Osage Agency | JOHN DEERE |
| 19 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | DODGE |
| 19 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Osage Agency | LONE RANGER |
| 13 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | MULLENDORE RANCH |
| 28 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 8,000 acres | Osage Agency | HULAH2 |
| 27 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 212 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | COPAN LAKE |
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 Hulah: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hulah in 14 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 2024 | Hail | Hulah | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hulah | $3,000 | Trees and tree limbs were blown down near Hulah Lake. A pop-up camper was overturned. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hulah | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, and blew down a power pole. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hulah | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hulah | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Hulah | - | This brief tornado was reported by a storm chaser. The NWS survey team could find no damage as a result of this tornado as it occurred over open country. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Hulah | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused water to flow over several secondary roads. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hulah | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour were observed at Hulah Lake. Two trees and several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Hulah | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hulah | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Hulah | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Hulah | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Hulah | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hulah | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hill | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Ridge | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Whippoorwill | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bowring | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Boulanger Landing | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Herd | 9.8 miles | 15 | |
| Boulangerville | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bigheart | 11.4 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122556922 | 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 1100514. 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.





