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Oglesby, Oklahoma

16 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 74061. It stands on Hogshooter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oglesby quadrangle.

Oglesby within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

13 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Oglesby between 2006 and 2010, burning about 195 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Arson/incendiarism2
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Other causes1

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
8 March 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeFOXX
15 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresOsage Agency2700
14 March 2010Natural12 acresCherokee Nation TribeLEAKIN BLADDER
13 March 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeSCHNET
11 March 2008Other causes7.2 acresCherokee Nation TribeBROKEN BUMPER
7 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCherokee Nation TribeCROUCH
5 February 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOsage AgencyRICHARDSON
29 February 2008Debris and open burning11 acresCherokee Nation TribeSHORT TALL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Oglesby: 3 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

9 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oglesby in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008Flash FloodOglesby$50,000Heavy rain caused major flooding in and around Oglesby. Residents of Oglesby had to be rescued by boat.
May 2019Flash FloodOglesby-W 2200 Road was flooded at Hogshooter Creek, where a swift water rescue was conducted.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindOglesby-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees near Oglesby.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindOglesby-A severe thunderstorm produced 60 mile an hour winds which downed numerous tree limbs 2 1/2 inches thick at Oglesby.
August 2020HailOglesby-no account filed
March 2008HailOglesby-no account filed
April 2006HailOglesby-no account filed
May 2000HailOglesby-no account filed
May 1998HailOglesby-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
Hogshooter5.0 miles16
Ochelata6.8 miles17
Matoaka7.4 miles18
Ramona7.5 miles17
Bartlesville10.6 miles18
Vera12.3 miles19
Dewey12.4 miles17
Copan19.1 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1096180. 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.