Jacktown, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Meeker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74851. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Luther SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Luther quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Luther SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Oklahoma City North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Jacktown between 2005 and 2019, burning about 185 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | HUT |
| 6 July 2011 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | POP |
| 3 July 2011 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | 3 SPOT |
| 29 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | GOLDEN HIGH |
| 1 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | KICKAPOO |
| 19 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | LAGOON 2 |
| 6 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | KICKAPOO CASINO 4 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Plains Regional Office | OAK |
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 Jacktown: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jacktown in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacktown | 1 hurt, $15,000 | Travel trailer rolled into the front of a mobile home. One occupant of the mobile home sustained minor injuries as the corner of the travel trailer crushed the front door inward. Time is radar estimated. |
| November 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Jacktown | $300,000 | The Harrah Tornado which initially developed in southeast Oklahoma City and moved through Harrah in Oklahoma County moved into Lincoln County north of NE 63rd Street. The tornado continued to move northeast eventually moving through the western portion of Warwick and dissipating just north of Warwick north of Interstate 44. At least one mobile home was destroyed and a few others significantly damaged. A few homes suffered roof damage, and numerous trees and power poles were damaged along the path in Lincoln County. |
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Jacktown | $60,000 | Lincoln County Emergency Management reported a path of damage from a tornado along 108th Street (E0990 Road) from just west of E3310 Road to just east of Fowler Road (N3340). From there, the tornado turned northeast and dissipated northeast of E0980 Road and N3350 Road. A few homes received roof and/or siding damage, barns and other outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and power poles were damaged. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacktown | $4,000 | Power lines blown down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 177 and East 1070 Road. Time is radar estimated. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacktown | $100 | Tree limbs, four inches in diameter, were downed. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacktown | - | Report of 68-inch diameter tree limbs blown down. Time is radar estimated. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Jacktown | - | MPing report. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacktown | - | Large tree blown down, blocking a portion of the North Pottawatomie Road and Wilshire Drive intersection. Time is radar estimated. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Jacktown | - | This tornado moved into Lincoln County from Oklahoma County at Britton Road (E 1000 Road) and continued to move northeast a short distance creating tree damage. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Jacktown | - | Report relayed from twitter. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Jacktown | - | Golfball size hail covered the ground near the intersection of Highway 62 and 102. The report was relayed through the Lincoln county emergency management. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Jacktown | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Hail | Jacktown | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Jacktown | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Jacktown | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Jacktown | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Jacktown | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100533. 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.





