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Leonard, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the South Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74008. The Survey maps it on the Leonard quadrangle. 262 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 610 feet above sea level.

Leonard within Tulsa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

10 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Leonard between 2006 and 2017, burning about 4,556 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 August 2010Debris and open burning55 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30387
5 March 2011Debris and open burning92 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeSTONE HILL
24 March 2006Debris and open burning7.0 acresCherokee Nation TribeSTATE 293
8 February 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined355 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryBIXHOMA
18 February 2014Debris and open burning300 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
17 November 2017Arson/incendiarism400 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
16 November 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined347 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeCONCHARTY
27 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeSTATE42

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulsa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Leonard: 8 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bixby PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dill PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hamilton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tulsa County

Storms near this place

20 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leonard in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 2 deaths. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025FloodLeonard2 killedLocally heavy rainfall during the morning of the 20th resulted in high flows through area low water crossings. A vehicle was driven into one such low water crossing, and was washed downstream. Two people exited the vehicle in the flood, and got to safety, while two others drowned in the flood water. The victims weren't recovered until the following day, with around 100 first responders participating in the search efforts.
April 2016Tornado (EF1)Leonard$10,000This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. In Tulsa County, this tornado damaged homes and snapped or uprooted trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindLeonard$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and damaged a shed. One of the trees fell on a car wash.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLeonard$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a home.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLeonard-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 65 mph.
April 2024Flash FloodLeonard-Several streets were reported flooded north of Leonard.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLeonard-Thunderstorm wind gusted to 60 mph between Bixby and Leonard.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLeonard-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
March 2008Flash FloodLeonard-Heavy rain caused water to flow over Highway 64 in Leonard.
March 2000Tornado (F0)Leonard-A spotter reported a brief tornado touchdown just north of Leonard near the intersection of Highway 64 and Snake Creek. No damage was reported.
March 2013HailLeonard-no account filed
May 2011HailLeonard-no account filed
March 2009HailLeonard-no account filed
March 2008HailLeonard-no account filed
May 2002HailLeonard-no account filed
February 2001Thunderstorm WindLeonard-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindLeonard-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindLeonard-no account filed
June 1996HailLeonard-no account filed
March 1996HailLeonard-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tulsa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bixby4.7 miles19
Posey (historical)7.5 miles19
Broken Arrow9.1 miles22
Liberty10.4 miles15
Union11.1 miles22
Glenpool11.4 miles20
Jenks11.4 miles25
Watkins12.0 miles20

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 LeonardAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6525041The 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 1094583. 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.