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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1896 USGS Seminole and Prague quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Prague SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Shawnee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
71 since 1998Regional 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 burning | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.2 acres | Wewoka Agency | HOT TUB |
| 6 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6.3 acres | Wewoka Agency | WHIPPET |
| 10 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.3 acres | Wewoka Agency | RUNWAY |
| 28 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 122 acres | Wewoka Agency | TURKEY CREEK |
| 19 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | DIMINION |
| 18 July 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | ROADSIDE |
| 18 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 6.7 acres | Wewoka Agency | TIRE TOOL |
| 24 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | DEBBIE BILLIE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis East | Copper | Occurrence | 1933 | |
| Ellis West | Copper | Past Producer | 1933 | |
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
41 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Lightning | Little | $75,000 | Lightning struck and set fire to a house. The house and its contents were destroyed. |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Little | $75,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Little | $50,000 | Roadway 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 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Little | $20,000 | This 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little | $18,000 | Winds 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 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Little | $15,000 | Two 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little | $2,500 | A barn was destroyed, and power lines were downed. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little | $1,500 | Winds blew down several signs at the Interstate 40 and Highway 99 interchange. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little | $1,500 | One-quarter of the roof was blown off a house, and trees as large as six inches in diameter were blown over. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little | $10 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Tornado (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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little | - | Wind gust near the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 377. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little | - | Estimated severe wind gust. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Little | - | County road EW 1180 washed out at 1/4 mile east of NS 3590. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Little | - | No damage reported. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Little | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Little | - | The hail occurred near exit 198 off of Interstate 40. The report was relayed by Weather Affirmation. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little | - | A couple of highway signs were blown down. Several power poles were also broken. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Little | - | Hail was observed at mile marker 194 of Interstate 40. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Little | - | Hail was reported on Interstate 40. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| November 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| November 1999 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| November 1999 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Hail | Little | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Little | - | 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 Little | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q107503710 | 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 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.





