Milo, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ardmore North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73458. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Milo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1901 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1918 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Milo between 2005 and 2011, burning about 3,625 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 423 acres | Chickasaw Agency | SNEED |
| 31 July 2006 | Smoking | 9.5 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BURNSIDE |
| 18 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.2 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HICKORY RD |
| 12 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2,751 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BULLY FIRE |
| 24 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 acres | Chickasaw Agency | VISTA |
| 24 March 2005 | Natural | 60 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FRAZIER |
| 22 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 258 acres | Chickasaw Agency | MILO CEMETARY |
| 1 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HAY BAIL 52 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Milo: 20 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milo in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Milo | $5,000,000 | Carter County EM reported at least approximately 225 homes with flooding damage (est. $20k per home). At least one of these had 6 feet of water. Numerous had 4 feet of water. 1 older building collapsed. 20-40 tinhorns washed out (est. $20k per tinhorn). 1 bridge out (est. $180K). |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Milo | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Milo | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Milo | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Milo | - | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Milo | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Milo | - | 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 Milo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6860282 | 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 1095425. 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.





