Milfay, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Bristow South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74046. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Depew quadrangle. 74 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1931 USGS Drumright quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Depew quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Milfay between 2005 and 2012, burning about 4,965 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 146 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BONES |
| 15 March 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PIPE LINE |
| 10 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 9.7 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SESKETV SOFKE |
| 27 February 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10023 |
| 10 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 831 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | GYPSY ROAD |
| 30 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 117 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | STROUD LAKE |
| 1 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,840 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | WELTY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Milfay: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milfay in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 16 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Milfay | $75,000 | A tornado destroyed or damaged several barns and outbuildings, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, damaged houses, and blew down power poles. The Oklahoma Mesonet station southeast of Bristow was impacted by the tornado and measured 85 mph wind gusts at that point in the path. Damage to homes, trees, and barns suggested maximum wind gusts in the tornado were about 100 mph at times. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Milfay | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F3) | Milfay | $2,000 | This tornado started out in central Lincoln County, travelling northeast and passing through the eastern Lincoln County town of Stroud. This tornado caused considerable damage in Stroud, most notably to the Tanger Factory Outlet Center. For more information on the Lincoln County portion of this tornado, refer to the Tornado entry for the Central and Western Oklahoma Storm Data compiled by the National Weather Service Office in Norman. This tornado continued on into Creek County, travelling on the ground for two miles before lifting just northwest of Milfay. This tornado reached F3 strength at its peak in Lincoln County but had started weakening by the time it entered Creek County. The path length listed with this Tornado entry only incorporates that part of the tornado path in Creek County. Fortunately in Creek County, the tornado travelled through an unpopulated rural area and was only responsible for tree damage. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milfay | $100 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milfay | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Milfay | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milfay | - | 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 Milfay | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6851686 | 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 1095389. 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.





