Iron Post, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Bristow South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74010. The Survey maps it on the Gypsy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Nuyaka quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Gypsy quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Iron Post between 2005 and 2020, burning about 14,110 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 380 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | WILDLIFE |
| 6 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | RADIO ROAD |
| 2 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | LOOKS TWICE |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Pawnee Agency | OIL |
| 28 July 2011 | Other causes | 17 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | 37 RESERVOIR |
| 13 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | MAZDA |
| 8 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | JUNIOR VARSITY |
| 7 April 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 992 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | VARSITY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Iron Post: 19 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iron Post in 7 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 3 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iron Post | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down two trees onto Highway 48. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Iron Post | - | This tornado produced a tornadic debris signature from the KINX WSR-88D. It apparently developed just east of 369th W Road and south of 321st Road. It remained west of Highway 48. There were no roads accessing the area where the tornado occurred, thus the NWS survey team wasn't able to review any of the damage that produced the debris signature. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iron Post | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Iron Post | - | This is the third segment of a three segment tornado, continuing from Okfuskee County. In Creek County, this tornado snapped large tree limbs and uprooted a few small trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 85 to 95 mph. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Iron Post | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Iron Post | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Iron Post | - | 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.
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 Q49354493 | 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 1100528. 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.





