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Ochelata, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Ochelata-Ramona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74051. The Survey maps it on the Ramona quadrangle. 427 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 738 feet above sea level.

Ochelata within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

35 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Ochelata between 2005 and 2019, burning about 8,284 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Debris and open burning9
Arson/incendiarism7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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 April 2010Debris and open burning128 acresOsage AgencyTHUNDERBIRD
8 April 2009Arson/incendiarism594 acresOsage AgencyHUGHES
3 April 2010Debris and open burning287 acresOsage AgencyHUGHES
16 April 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresOsage AgencyPECK
12 April 2011Debris and open burning20 acresOsage AgencySAVING GRACE
1 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined740 acresOsage AgencyHUGHES EAST
8 March 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresCherokee Nation TribeSLASH
7 March 2007Debris and open burning22 acresOsage AgencyGLASGOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington 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 Ochelata: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

50 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ochelata in 50 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 26 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
February 2012Thunderstorm WindOchelata1 hurt, $5,000A tractor trailer truck was blown off the roadway and overturned, injuring the driver.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindOchelata$35,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a barn, removed shingles from the roof of a home, blew down a tree, and destroyed a shed.
June 2008HailOchelata$25,000no account filed
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Ochelata$20,000This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. After crossing into Washington County, it moved just north of east, and dissipated east of Highway 75 and south of the 2500 Road. The tornado damaged outbuildings, uprooted trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindOchelata$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several large trees and damaged the roof of a home near Ogelsby.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindOchelata$10,000A barn was destroyed just east of Ochelata. Power poles were also snapped off.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindOchelata$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs, some of which fell onto a house damaging the porch and roof.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindOchelata$5,000Emergency Management personnel reported trees and power lines blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindOchelata$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and stripped some tin from a barn.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindOchelata$300Large tree limbs were blown down in Ochelata
October 2019Thunderstorm WindOchelata-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph at CR 3000 and Highway 75.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindOchelata-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindOchelata-Strong thunderstorm wind estimated to around 60 mph snapped large tree limbs.
April 2011Tornado (EF0)Ochelata-Storm chasers for KOTV witnessed a brief tornado over open country. The tornado resulted in no known damage.
April 2011Tornado (EF0)Ochelata-Spotters with Washington County Emergency Management witnessed a brief tornado over open country. The tornado resulted in no known damage.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindOchelata-Emergency Management estimated 60 mile per hour thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindOchelata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew down numerous trees.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindOchelata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindOchelata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
April 2026HailOchelata-no account filed
March 2024HailOchelata-no account filed
May 2024HailOchelata-no account filed
May 2023HailOchelata-no account filed
May 2021HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2020HailOchelata-no account filed
August 2020HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2018HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2012HailOchelata-no account filed
May 2012HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2009Thunderstorm WindOchelata-no account filed
April 2008HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2008HailOchelata-no account filed
May 2008HailOchelata-no account filed
March 2008HailOchelata-no account filed
May 2007HailOchelata-no account filed
March 2005HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2004HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2004HailOchelata-no account filed
May 2003HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2003Thunderstorm WindOchelata-no account filed
May 2002HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2002HailOchelata-no account filed
April 2002HailOchelata-no account filed
May 1999HailOchelata-no account filed
April 1998HailOchelata-no account filed
October 1998Thunderstorm WindOchelata-no account filed
April 1996HailOchelata-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindOchelata-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindOchelata-no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindOchelata-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington 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
Matoaka5.4 miles18
Ramona5.7 miles17
Oglesby6.8 miles16
Hogshooter9.5 miles16
Bartlesville10.2 miles18
Vera11.7 miles19
Dewey13.7 miles17
Copan20.7 miles17

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 OchelataAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2276843The 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 1096171. 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.