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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Oglesby quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bartlesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2006Regional 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 burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | FOXX |
| 15 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Osage Agency | 2700 |
| 14 March 2010 | Natural | 12 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | LEAKIN BLADDER |
| 13 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | SCHNET |
| 11 March 2008 | Other causes | 7.2 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | BROKEN BUMPER |
| 7 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | CROUCH |
| 5 February 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Osage Agency | RICHARDSON |
| 29 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | SHORT TALL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Oglesby | $50,000 | Heavy rain caused major flooding in and around Oglesby. Residents of Oglesby had to be rescued by boat. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Oglesby | - | W 2200 Road was flooded at Hogshooter Creek, where a swift water rescue was conducted. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees near Oglesby. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 60 mile an hour winds which downed numerous tree limbs 2 1/2 inches thick at Oglesby. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Oglesby | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Oglesby | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Oglesby | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Oglesby | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Oglesby | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogshooter | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Ochelata | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Matoaka | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Ramona | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bartlesville | 10.6 miles | 18 | |
| Vera | 12.3 miles | 19 | |
| Dewey | 12.4 miles | 17 | |
| Copan | 19.1 miles | 17 |
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.






