Keota, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Keota census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74941. It stands on Elm Branch. The Survey maps it on the Keota quadrangle. 437 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 502 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresKeota fell from 564 to 437 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 | 564 | |
| 2020 | 437 | -127 (-23%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Keota quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Keota between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,917 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 29 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20478 |
| 14 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 190 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | FISHERMANS CORNER |
| 10 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 155 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | MILLER-LACKEY |
| 7 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | PIG FIRE |
| 6 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20147 |
| 2 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Talihina Agency | 86 |
| 7 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20339 |
| 7 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20338 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Keota: 4 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 Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
47 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keota in 47 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 5 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Hail | Keota | $30,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $30,000 | A large tree fell onto a house, significantly damaging the structure. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Keota | $20,000 | Four to six inches of rain caused several roads and low water bridges to be washed out. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damage house. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew trees down and damage the roofs of several homes. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and damaged the roofs of homes. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a home and snapped many large tree limbs. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roof off a barn and blew down several trees. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $500 | Several trees were blown down over OK Hwy 9 near Keota. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | $200 | Trees were blown down in Keota. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down large tree limbs. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Keota | - | Heavy rain flooded rural roads near town. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Keota | - | Heavy rain caused water to flow over State Highway 9 east of Keota. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down large trees. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2005 | Flash Flood | Keota | - | Numerous roads in and around town were barricaded due to flooding. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Keota | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused water to flow over Highway 9. |
| October 1995 | Hail | Keota | - | Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the morning of October 2nd and produced dime-size hail at Vernon, just south of Eufaula, and at Keota. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| January 1995 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Keota | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironbridge | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Cartersville | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Star | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Red Hill | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| McCurtain | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Garland | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Panther | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Tamaha | 10.2 miles | 16 |
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 Keota | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2411165 | 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 1094338. 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.







