Indianola, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the North Central Pittsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74442. The Survey maps it on the Indianola quadrangle. 148 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 653 feet above sea level.
On record in Indianola
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
Choate Cabinlisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresIndianola fell from 162 to 148 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 162 | |
| 2020 | 148 | -14 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Canadian quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
112 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Indianola between 1996 and 2020, burning about 10,307 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 61 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 | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #19 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA # 20 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #18 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #17 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #16 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #13 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #6 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #21 |
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 Indianola: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Indianola in 24 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 14 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1997 | Tornado (F3) | Indianola | 1 hurt, $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Indianola | $150,000 | The Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office reported Highway 113 between Canadian and Indianola flooded, as well as Highway 69 in the Canadian area. Numerous other roads in the northern portion of the county were closed due to flooding. Some of those roads, along with tin horns and even a bridge, were washed out. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, destroyed several outbuildings, and damaged the roofs of homes. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of several homes, destroyed several outbuildings, and blew down trees. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Indianola | $30,000 | Hail larger than golf ball size damaged homes and vehicles. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of several homes. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Indianola | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Shores | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sams Point | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Crowder | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Canadian | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Ulan | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Reams | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bristow Point | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Massey Point | 9.7 miles | 14 |
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 Indianola | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2949138 | 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 1094100. 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.






