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Nashoba, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the North Pushmataha census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74558. It stands on Cripple Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nashoba quadrangle. 51 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 689 feet above sea level.

Nashoba within Pushmataha County

On record in Nashoba

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

275 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Nashoba between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,655 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 98 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/incendiarism98
Missing data/not specified/undetermined64
Debris and open burning41
Natural33
Equipment and vehicle use27
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony3

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
9 September 2019Arson/incendiarism83 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
9 September 2014Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
6 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism58 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry10235
4 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
4 September 2002Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
30 September 2011Arson/incendiarism30 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry10585
28 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestry10368

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pushmataha County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nashoba: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Three Unnamed Shale PitsClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pushmataha County

Storms near this place

45 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nashoba in 45 storm reports between 1993 and 2018: 23 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2005Thunderstorm WindNashoba$50,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour did considerable damage just west of Nashoba.A 30 foot section of a lumber storage building was destroyed as was a garage. Numerous trees were uprooted.
May 2015Tornado (EF2)Nashoba$35,000This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. This tornado developed between Highways 271 and 144 over heavily wooded and rugged terrain that was inaccessible by road. An aerial survey indicated extensive tree damage in this area, which was also visible from Highway 271 looking southwest from Albion. As the tornado approached Albion from the southwest, trees were uprooted on Deep Lake Loop. Several homes were damaged, an outbuilding was destroyed, and trees were snapped or uprooted in Albion before the tornado moved into Latimer County. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 115 to 125 mph.
June 2011HailNashoba$25,000Hail up to tennis ball size severely damaged the body of automobiles and broke windows.
April 2011HailNashoba$15,000no account filed
April 2011Thunderstorm WindNashoba$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged two homes and blew down numerous trees on Nolia Loop Road east of Nashoba.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindNashoba$10,000Roofs of 5 homes were damaged and a mobile home was blown off its foundation by severe thunderstorm winds.
April 2015HailNashoba$10,000no account filed
May 2003Tornado (F1)Nashoba$3,000A tornado briefly touched down north of Nashoba uprooting numerous trees and knocking down power lines.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindNashoba$1,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of an outbuilding.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindNashoba$500Thunderstorm winds blew a few trees over onto power lines.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindNashoba$100Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
April 1998Thunderstorm WindNashoba$100A few large tree limbs blown down
November 1998Thunderstorm WindNashoba$100Several large tree limbs were blown down.
April 1997Tornado (F0)Nashoba$100A small tornado moved east of Nashoba, producing a narrow band of tree damage. The tornado was rated F0.
December 2015FloodNashoba-Portions of Highway 144 were closed due to flooding.
May 2015Flash FloodNashoba-Five to seven inches of rain resulted in the flooding of several county roads, which cut off access to several homes.
June 2013Flash FloodNashoba-Several roads were reported flooded.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindNashoba-Several large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
November 2011Flash FloodNashoba-Residents in the area reported many low water crossings under water around and northeast of Nashoba. Cripple Creek was out of its banks west of Nashoba. Several rural roads were impassable between Clayton and Nashoba.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindNashoba-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindNashoba-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down several large tree limbs.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindNashoba-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindNashoba-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
January 1999HailNashoba-Dime-sized hail covered the ground at Nashoba.
May 2018HailNashoba-no account filed
April 2017HailNashoba-no account filed
April 2016HailNashoba-no account filed
April 2011HailNashoba-no account filed
October 2009HailNashoba-no account filed
October 2009HailNashoba-no account filed
April 2009HailNashoba-no account filed
February 2008HailNashoba-no account filed
May 2008HailNashoba-no account filed
April 2005HailNashoba-no account filed
September 2005HailNashoba-no account filed
August 2003HailNashoba-no account filed
May 2003HailNashoba-no account filed
May 2003HailNashoba-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindNashoba-no account filed
May 2000HailNashoba-no account filed
November 1999HailNashoba-no account filed
April 1996HailNashoba-no account filed
May 1996Flash FloodNashoba-no account filed
April 1993HailNashoba-no account filed
April 1993HailNashoba-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pushmataha 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
Nolia3.4 miles16
Nashoba Y3.5 miles15
Divide5.0 miles15
Fewell8.9 miles14
Tuskahoma9.9 miles14
Clayton10.4 miles14
Kiamichi10.8 miles14
Snow12.0 miles15

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 NashobaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q11159580The 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 1095751. 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.