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Little, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Seminole North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74868. The Survey maps it on the Prague SW quadrangle. It stands 968 feet above sea level.

Little within Seminole County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

71 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Little between 1998 and 2020, burning about 2,253 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 burning36
Equipment and vehicle use16
Arson/incendiarism8
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking3
Natural2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
8 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution1.2 acresWewoka AgencyHOT TUB
6 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution6.3 acresWewoka AgencyWHIPPET
10 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use5.3 acresWewoka AgencyRUNWAY
28 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use122 acresWewoka AgencyTURKEY CREEK
19 July 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWewoka AgencyDIMINION
18 July 2019Smokingunder an acreWewoka AgencyROADSIDE
18 July 2012Debris and open burning6.7 acresWewoka AgencyTIRE TOOL
24 May 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreWewoka AgencyDEBBIE BILLIE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Seminole County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Little: 11 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ellis EastCopperOccurrence1933
Ellis WestCopperPast Producer1933
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
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
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Seminole County

Storms near this place

41 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little in 41 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 25 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 1998LightningLittle$75,000Lightning struck and set fire to a house. The house and its contents were destroyed.
October 1998Tornado (F2)Little$75,000no account filed
April 2025Flash FloodLittle$50,000Roadway flooding near the intersection of County Roads 1180 and 3620 due to water rise from West Gar Creek. At least one rescue was reported at this location. Event time is approximate, and residual flooding may have continued beyond the end of this event.
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Little$20,000This tornado began near the NS 3510 County Road and EW 1140 County Road intersection. The tornado produced tree and power line damage as it moved northeast. EF1 tree damage was noted along EW 1130 Road, just south of Interstate 40, where large tree limbs were broken off. The tornado then crossed Interstate 40 just east of the Seminole Rest Area and damage trees and fences near E1120 Road and S354 Road before dissipating.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindLittle$18,000Winds caused a path of damage 9 miles long and a mile and a half wide. Winds took roofs off 6 barns and destroyed 2 other barns. Numerous trees were damaged along with some shingles taken off a house. A tree limb also damaged a windshield and convertible top of a car.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Little$15,000Two small metal barns sustained roof damage from a tornado along State Highway 99A east of Little. Adjacent trees in the area suffered some broken branches, but no significant damage. Monetary damages were estimated.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindLittle$2,500A barn was destroyed, and power lines were downed.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindLittle$1,500Winds blew down several signs at the Interstate 40 and Highway 99 interchange.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindLittle$1,500One-quarter of the roof was blown off a house, and trees as large as six inches in diameter were blown over.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle$10no account filed
March 2026Tornado (EF0)Little-An OKC television storm chaser observed a brief tornado estimated to be approximately 5 miles east-northeast of Little. No damage was reported.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLittle-Wind gust near the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 377.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindLittle-Estimated severe wind gust.
May 2017Flash FloodLittle-County road EW 1180 washed out at 1/4 mile east of NS 3590.
March 2015HailLittle-No damage reported.
March 2015HailLittle-No damage reported.
May 2011HailLittle-The hail occurred near exit 198 off of Interstate 40. The report was relayed by Weather Affirmation.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindLittle-A couple of highway signs were blown down. Several power poles were also broken. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
April 2004HailLittle-Hail was observed at mile marker 194 of Interstate 40.
March 2000HailLittle-Hail was reported on Interstate 40.
September 2023HailLittle-no account filed
September 2023HailLittle-no account filed
April 2016HailLittle-no account filed
April 2016HailLittle-no account filed
November 2008Thunderstorm WindLittle-no account filed
May 2006HailLittle-no account filed
June 2005HailLittle-no account filed
April 2004HailLittle-no account filed
April 2004HailLittle-no account filed
July 2004HailLittle-no account filed
March 2002HailLittle-no account filed
March 2002HailLittle-no account filed
March 2000HailLittle-no account filed
March 2000HailLittle-no account filed
March 2000HailLittle-no account filed
November 1999HailLittle-no account filed
November 1999HailLittle-no account filed
March 1999HailLittle-no account filed
June 1998HailLittle-no account filed
January 1996HailLittle-no account filed
March 1996HailLittle-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Seminole 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
Sylvian5.6 miles9
Seminole8.5 miles11
Pleasant Grove9.2 miles11
Cromwell11.4 miles12
Schoolton11.7 miles13
Nobletown12.5 miles9
Lima12.6 miles9
Butner12.8 miles12

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 LittleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q107503710The 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 1100586. 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.