Okfuskee, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Okemah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74859. It stands on Sixshooter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Okfuskee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Nuyaka quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Okfuskee quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
45 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Okfuskee between 2005 and 2020, burning about 24,813 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HAY MAKER |
| 6 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | TWIN BRIDGES |
| 19 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SHEPARD |
| 29 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 650 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HARJOCHE |
| 6 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1,247 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | NU SNAKE |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,230 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HAY NORTH |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 106 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BEAR II |
| 15 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 680 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PECAN GROVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Okfuskee: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Okfuskee in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 17 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Okfuskee | $25,000 | Portions of numerous county roads were flooded. Some roads had sections that were washed out by flood waters. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Okfuskee | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Okfuskee | $10,000 | This tornado snapped trees, damaged a barn, and blew round hay bales out of a field across a road. Several people witnessed this tornado and it produced a radar-detected debris signature. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour destroyed an outbuilding. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and damaged a metal outbuilding. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour caused an above ground swimming pool to collapse. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down several large tree limbs. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down two trees. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Okfuskee | - | Heavy rain caused numerous county roads to be flooded between Okemah and Okfuskee. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated to gust to 75 miles an hour by a storm chaser. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Okfuskee | - | A tornado touched down briefly. No damage was reported. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Okfuskee | - | Water overflowed a county road to the west of Okfuskee. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| February 1995 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Okfuskee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haydenville | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Oriental | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Last Chance | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Morse | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Woodard Corner | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Mason | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sunrise | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Welty | 9.6 miles | 11 |
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 Q122592972 | 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 1100689. 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.





