BlockKelso, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Vinita East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74301. The Survey maps it on the Vinita NE quadrangle.
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.
- 1901 USGS Vinita quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Vinita quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Vinita NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bartlesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Kelso between 1994 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 6 |
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 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 21 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | BUFFINGTON |
| 19 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | F122 |
| 19 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | F123 |
| 18 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | not named |
| 18 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | not named |
| 10 October 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | RED ASPHALT |
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 Kelso: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kelso in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2016: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Kelso | 1 hurt, $50,000 | This is the first segment of a three segment tornado. In Craig County, the tornado first damaged barns and trees at the S 440 Road. It moved east-southeast snapping or uprooting trees and damaging barns and outbuildings along the E 200 Road, the S 440 Road, and the E 230 Road before crossing I-44, where it blew over two tractor trailers, injuring the driver of one of them. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. The tornado continued into Ottawa County, Oklahoma. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelso | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and damaged outbuildings. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cornatzar | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Vinita | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bluejacket | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pyramid Corners | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Success | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Estella | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Cocklebur Flat | 9.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100548. 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.