Okesa, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pawhuska census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74003. It stands on Lost Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nelagoney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1906 USGS Nelagoney quadrangle1:24000
- 1909 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Nelagoney quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Okesa between 2001 and 2020, burning about 32,749 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 20 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Osage Agency | JIMMY |
| 31 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 80 acres | Osage Agency | J. HUGHS |
| 30 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Osage Agency | DIRECTION |
| 20 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Osage Agency | JOSEPH |
| 13 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Osage Agency | LAWNMOWER |
| 9 July 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Osage Agency | BED |
| 5 July 2012 | Natural | 368 acres | Osage Agency | TREY |
| 5 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Osage Agency | NORTH JUMP |
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 Okesa: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
55 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Okesa in 55 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 34 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Hail | Okesa | $100,000 | Softball size hail damaged cars and roofs of buildings. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour struck the Bartlesville Municipal Airport. One small plane was flipped onto its back and heavily damaged. Up to a dozen other planes were damaged when the doors were blown out of a hangar. The hangar that had its doors blown out also suffered significant roof damage which made its future use questionable. One other hanger and the Biplane Expo Center receivedlight to moderate damage but were still usable. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Okesa | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Okesa | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roof off a trailer house. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Okesa | $15,000 | Golfball size hail damaged vehicles and the roofs of homes. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Okesa | $15,000 | A F1 tornado touched down 8 miles west southwest of Dewey or 6.5 miles northeast of Okesa and traveled 5 miles east northeast before entering Washington county 5 miles northwest of Dewey or 7.2 miles southeast of Bowring. The tornado produced a 200 yard wide damage swath along its path. The damage was to trees and power lines. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Okesa | $10,000 | Large hail caused significant damage to home windows and to a vehicle in Okesa. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Okesa | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. One large tree limb fell on a pickup truck causing damage. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Okesa | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs on the west side of Bartlesville. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | The ASOS at the Bartlesville Municipal Airport measured 61 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 80 mph, near Highway 123 and County Road 2495, west of Bartlesville. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Park officials reported large tree limbs blown down by strong thunderstorm wind at Osage Hills State Park. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated by the media to gust to near 60 mph west of Bartlesville. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | The automated observing equipment at Bartlesville Municipal Airport recorded a 63 mile an hour wind gust. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Thunderstorm winds measured at 80 miles an hour uprooted numerous trees. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Okesa | - | Heavy rains caused water to flow over Highway 60. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Okesa | - | Nickel size hail fell 2 miles west of Bartlesville. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | The automated observing system at the Bartlesville airport recorded a 60 mile an hour wind gust. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree in town. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| November 2015 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Okesa | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Okesa | - | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122540416 | 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 1096201. 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.






