Natura, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Okmulgee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74421. The Survey maps it on the Okmulgee North quadrangle. It stands 715 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1896 USGS Okmulgee quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Okmulgee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Okmulgee North quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Natura between 1997 and 2017, burning about 8,603 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 140 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SPANISH PEAKS |
| 14 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | FIRST TIME |
| 4 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 180 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30429 |
| 14 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | 16 NORTH |
| 9 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | FLATROCK CREEK |
| 8 March 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | NATURA |
| 28 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BRISTOW RD |
| 28 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 860 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SPANISH PEAKS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Natura: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Natura in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Natura | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Natura | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a barn. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Natura | - | Several rural roads were flooded across northern Okmulgee County. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Natura | - | Location: on OK Hwy 16 along the Okmulgee/Muskogee County line |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Natura | - | Location: on OK Hwy 16 along the Okmulgee/Muskogee County line |
| May 2000 | Hail | Natura | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Natura | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Winchester | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bald Hill | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Laden | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hectorville | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Beggs | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Okmulgee | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Pumpkin Center | 9.0 miles | 15 |
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 Natura | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q107103961 | 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 1100661. 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.







