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Lugert, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lone Wolf census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73655. It lies near Hicks Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Lake Altus quadrangle.

Lugert within Kiowa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

3 surveys from 8 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

3 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Lugert between 2001 and 2017, burning about 3,805 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
7 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use80 acresAnadarko AgencyLONEWOLF
23 July 2017Natural2,975 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryFLAT TOP
17 July 2001Natural750 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryQUARTZ MTN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kiowa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Lugert: 15 occurrences, 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Granite. 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
Devils Canyon-2Copper, SilverPast Producer1903, 1904
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Coffman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
County Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Granite PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Brunker ProspectCopperOccurrence1936
Devils Canyon-1CopperOccurrence1936
Devils Canyon-3CopperPast Producer1765, 1908
Devils Canyon-4CopperPast Producer1908
Devils Canyon-5CopperOccurrence1913

Every working recorded in Kiowa County

Storms near this place

8 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lugert in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2007: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLugert1 hurt, $500High winds blew large trees over at Quartz Mountain State Park, about two miles south of Lugert. A man was hit by a falling tree, causing a severe concussion, a broken leg, and internal injuries.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindLugert$10,000A screened in porch of a house was ripped off and blown over the house. The house was located in the Boydville Community off Northshore Road. A few cottonwood trees were downed as well. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2006HailLugert-no account filed
April 2001HailLugert-no account filed
April 2001HailLugert-no account filed
April 2001HailLugert-no account filed
June 1995HailLugert-no account filed
June 1995Tornado (F0)Lugert-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kiowa 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
Lone Wolf6.6 miles9
Babbs12.0 miles9
Cambridge12.8 miles9
Hobart13.4 miles9
Roosevelt13.8 miles8
Centerville14.8 miles9
Cold Springs15.9 miles8
Komalty18.4 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100597. 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.