Monroe, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Cameron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74947. It stands on Cowskin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Heavener quadrangle. 164 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 531 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1900 USGS Winding Stair quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Winding Stair quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Heavener quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Heavener quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Monroe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,984 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 51 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 | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 1,000 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | COWSKIN CANYON |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,800 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SUGARLOAF |
| 13 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10337 |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20427 |
| 30 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20189 |
| 17 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20351 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Monroe: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Clay Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monroe in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs and power lines. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Monroe | $5,000 | A tornado damaged the roof of a permanent home and snapped large tree limbs. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 85 mph. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees onto Highway 83 in Monroe. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Monroe | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trestle Ford | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Gilmore | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Neff | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Howe | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Poteau | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Hill | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sorrels | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Sugar Creek | 7.4 miles | 21 |
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 Monroe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6902101 | 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 1095479. 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.









