Hulen, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Walters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73572. The Survey maps it on the Letitia 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.
- 1949 USGS Nellie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Letitia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nellie quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Letitia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Hulen between 2000 and 2016, burning about 1,500 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Anadarko Agency | FAXON |
| 13 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | BETHEL |
| 9 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | PLESANT VALLEY |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 650 acres | Anadarko Agency | HASTINGS |
| 3 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Anadarko Agency | BEAVER VIEW RD |
| 25 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | CHOCK |
| 6 July 2013 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | BIG BEAVER CREEK |
| 12 July 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 84 acres | Anadarko Agency | BIGBOW |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Hulen: 23 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hulen in 12 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 7 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hulen | $2,000 | Winds caused damage to a mobile home, collapsing the front porch. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hulen | $2,000 | A house was damaged by winds estimated at 80 mph. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hulen | - | Eight power poles were blown down on top of Highway 65 near Baseline Road. The garage door at the fire department was blown in. Several south to southwest facing windows were blown out. Monetary damages were not available. |
| December 2022 | Hail | Hulen | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Hulen | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hulen | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Hulen | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Hulen | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Hulen | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Hulen | - | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Hail | Hulen | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Hulen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fivemile Corner | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Walters | 11.0 miles | 9 | |
| Temple | 16.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cookietown | 20.0 miles | 9 | |
| Taylor | 23.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hooper | 23.9 miles | 10 | |
| Randlett | 25.9 miles | 10 | |
| Devol | 28.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100515. 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.





