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Oologah, Oklahoma

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Oologah-Talala census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74053. The Survey maps it on the Oologah quadrangle. 1,305 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 656 feet above sea level.

Oologah within Rogers County

On record in Oologah

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Oologah grew from 1,146 to 1,305 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,146
20201,305+159 (+14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 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.

Photographs

8 of 11 photographs shown, 2020

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.

Horses up close at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Horses up close at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
The Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Stone and inscription recalling the life of Clement Rogers at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Stone and inscription recalling the life of Clement Rogers at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Dining home at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Dining home at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Side-by-side references in the town of Oologah, Oklahoma, to renowned American humorist Will Rogers
Side-by-side references in the town of Oologah, Oklahoma, to renowned American humorist Will Rogers
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The original barn (and a nibbling goat) at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
The original barn (and a nibbling goat) at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Will Rogers's bedroom at his birth home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Will Rogers's bedroom at his birth home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Living room at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Living room at the Will Rogers Birth Home site, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Rogers County

Fires near this place

2 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Oologah between 2000 and 2017, burning about 2,238 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

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
30 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,600 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryTALALA
16 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined638 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry360 FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rogers 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 Oologah: 2 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Rogers County

Storms near this place

60 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oologah in 75 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 36 thunderstorm wind, 34 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 5 injuries. 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
October 2007Thunderstorm WindOologah5 hurt, $100,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged 15 to 20 mobile homes. Two mobile homes were destroyed. Five people were injured.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindOologah$250,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour caused severe damage to trees, power poles and structures in and around Oologah. Some of the power poles blown down were on the northern periphery of American Electric Power Plant grounds. This caused a widespread power outage which also effected the local water plant. Two sections of the cooling tower of the power plant were also directly damaged by the wind.
May 2009Flash FloodOologah$100,000Heavy rain caused widespread flash flooding across Rogers County. As many as 40 county roads were closed due to flooding. Highway 88 near Inola was flooded as well. City streets in Claremore were flooded and the flood waters approached homes and businesses. Homes in Verdigris were also flooded.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindOologah$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large transmission tower at the PSO plant.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindOologah$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a truck on the south end of Oologah Lake.
August 2017Tornado (EF1)Oologah$15,000This tornado developed east of Oologah where barns and trees were damaged. The tornado moved northward along the S 4110 Road where power poles were snapped, a home was damaged, and trees were blown down. The tornado turned more northwesterly after crossing the E 370 Road and dissipated south of the E 350 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindOologah$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour produced damage just west of Oologah. A 20-foot pull-behind trailer was rolled 200 yards. Bricks on a home were damaged and some trees and large tree limbs were blown down.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindOologah$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated in excess of 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindOologah$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew a tin roof off a mobile home.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindOologah$10,000An abandoned mobile home was flipped over. Note: The mobile home was not tied down.
September 2009HailOologah$6,000Hail up to golfball size damaged at least two vehicles.
April 2011HailOologah$5,000no account filed
November 1999Thunderstorm WindOologah$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew down a few power lines near Oolagah causing a power outage in the area.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindOologah$500Several trees were blown down north of Oologah.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindOologah$100Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindOologah$100no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 60 mph.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 60 mph.
November 2024Tornado (EF1)Oologah-This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado developed just east of the Washington/Rogers County line, near the E 350 Road, where a couple trees were blown down. It moved northeast over open country before impacting the Talala Oklahoma Mesonet station, which is located just west of the S 4080 Road and south of the E 300 Road. The mesonet instruments measured 94 mph wind gusts. The tornado crossed the S 4080 Road, uprooting trees, and then crossed into Nowata County west of the S 4100 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindOologah-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 75 mph.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 65 mph.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph near the S 4060 Road and E 410 Road southwest of Oologah.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindOologah-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree.
April 2017Flash FloodOologah-The E 380 Road was flooded east of Highway 169, where a creek overflowed the bridge.
April 2017Flash FloodOologah-Portions of the E 380 Road were flooded east of Highway 169.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindOologah-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous large tree limbs.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree and several large tree limbs down.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindOologah-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees.
April 2026HailOologah-no account filed
April 2026HailOologah-no account filed
April 2026HailOologah-no account filed
May 2025HailOologah-no account filed
May 2024HailOologah-no account filed
May 2019HailOologah-no account filed
May 2017HailOologah-no account filed
June 2012HailOologah-no account filed
April 2008HailOologah-no account filed
July 2008HailOologah-no account filed
April 2006HailOologah-no account filed
March 2005HailOologah-no account filed
March 2005HailOologah-no account filed
March 2005HailOologah-no account filed
April 2005HailOologah-no account filed
November 2005HailOologah-no account filed
August 2003HailOologah-no account filed
May 2003HailOologah-no account filed
March 2002HailOologah-no account filed
April 2002HailOologah-no account filed
April 2002HailOologah-no account filed
April 2001HailOologah-no account filed
December 1999HailOologah-no account filed
June 1998HailOologah-no account filed
June 1998HailOologah-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Rogers 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
Elba3.4 miles19
Edgewater Acres4.2 miles19
Oowala5.2 miles19
Osage Village (historical)5.4 miles20
Talala5.7 miles16
Sageeyah6.0 miles20
Limestone9.3 miles20
Sequoyah9.3 miles20

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 OologahAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1419292The 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 1096284. 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.