Konawa, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Konawa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74849. The Survey maps it on the Konawa quadrangle. 1,288 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
On record in Konawa
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
Konawa Armorylisted 1994
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Sacred Heart Mission, 5 Miles Northwest of Konawa, and 3 Miles North of State Highway 39 between Asher and Konawa, Konawafederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresKonawa fell from 1,298 to 1,288 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 | 1,298 | |
| 2020 | 1,288 | -10 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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 Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Konawa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Konawa between 2003 and 2020, burning about 928 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | POND 2 |
| 30 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 41 acres | Wewoka Agency | 1410 ROAD |
| 3 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Wewoka Agency | NEW HOLLAND |
| 7 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | LOUSANNA |
| 24 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | WELDER |
| 9 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | ENLETKA |
| 2 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Wewoka Agency | LOUSANA |
| 12 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Wewoka Agency | RODGERS |
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 Konawa: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konawa Southwest | Copper | Past Producer | 1929 | |
| Corff Sand and Gravel Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Konawa in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 25 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Konawa | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Konawa | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Konawa | $100,000 | A tornado developed within a squall line just northwest of the town of Konawa and moved east-southeast through the north side of Konawa. Numerous trees were downed and fell into homes creating significant roof and siding damage. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Konawa | $75,000 | A bridge was washed out on HWY 9A on north edge of Konawa. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Konawa | $10,000 | Significant roof damage to a building at Konawa High School. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Konawa | $2,000 | Large tree down on 1410 road, with other large branches downed across the county. |
| April 1996 | Hail | Konawa | $100 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Konawa | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Konawa | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Konawa | - | An image was shared on social media. The location is approximate. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Konawa | - | An image showing a digital caliper-measured hailstone was shared on social media. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Konawa | - | Tree damage was reported. Event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Konawa | - | Large tree downed. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Konawa | - | Early morning severe thunderstorms dropped large hail in central Oklahoma. Hail as large as tennis balls was reported nine miles northwest of Wanette in Pottawatomie County and in Lexington in Cleveland County. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Konawa | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Konawa | - | 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.
| Wikipedia article on Konawa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2705887 | 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 1094430. 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.




