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Overbrook, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Love census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73453. The Survey maps it on the Overbrook quadrangle. It stands 751 feet above sea level.

Overbrook within Love County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 17 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

24 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Overbrook between 1996 and 2011, burning about 6,450 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1

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
10 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.7 acresChickasaw AgencyFIBERGLASS
4 August 2006Debris and open burning10 acresChickasaw AgencyHALE
30 August 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreChickasaw AgencyGUTIERREZ
24 August 2006Debris and open burning110 acresChickasaw AgencyCATBIRD
1 August 2008Arson/incendiarism1.4 acresChickasaw AgencyBUCKSKIN
4 July 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreChickasaw AgencyPOOLSIDE
22 July 2006Debris and open burning171 acresChickasaw AgencyDOUBLE BARREL
22 July 2006Fireworksunder an acreChickasaw AgencyPLAINVIEW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Love County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Overbrook: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dolese Bros Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Love County

Storms near this place

34 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Overbrook in 34 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 21 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 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
May 2003Tornado (F2)Overbrook$150,000This is the second Oklahoma tornado of three that was produced by a supercell that moved across south central Oklahoma. This strong F2 tornado moved southeast and then turned more easterly before dissipating within Lake Murray State Park. A double-wide mobile home was destroyed by the tornado. A brick home lost two of its walls and the roof was removed. Four other homes were also heavily damaged with roofs removed and walls damaged. Two barns were also damaged. The tornado crossed Interstate 35 near mile marker 21. A tractor trailer was blown off the interstate just south of this location. The state park sustained some tree damage on the southwest side of Lake Murray.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOverbrook$10,000Portion of a roof removed from a house. Time is radar estimated.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Overbrook$2,000A tornado caused damage to trees about 5 miles north of Marietta near US Highway 77.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindOverbrook$500Two power poles were blown down.
March 2026HailOverbrook-The report was relayed through mPING. The event time was adjusted based on radar observations.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindOverbrook-The storm that eventually produced the Ardmore tornado produced a swath of wind damage across northern Love County from Oswalt Road north-northeast to near the Carter County line where an outbuilding had roof damage.
May 2024Tornado (EFU)Overbrook-Storm chasers observed a tornado to the west-southwest of Overbrook and northwest of Marietta. No damage was reported and the tornado path is estimated.
June 2023HailOverbrook-MPing report. Time is radar estimated.
May 2019Flash FloodOverbrook-Marsden road closed approximately half a mile south of South County Line Road due to high water. Flooding on Highway 96 approximately 3 miles south of highway 32.
May 2019Flash FloodOverbrook-Oswalt road is being shut down 3 miles west of Marsden road.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindOverbrook-No damage was reported with the wind gust.
May 2001Tornado (F0)Overbrook-This tornado was observed by many spotters but resulted in no damage.
August 1994HailOverbrook-Severe thunderstorms moved across portions of central, southern, and southeastern Oklahoma during the morning hours of the 7th, with numerous reports of large hail, winds as high as 90 mph, several areas of wind damage and at least 1 fire started by lightning. The most significant damage of the day was at Prague, where winds estimated at up to 90 mph caused widespread damage across the community. Civil defense officials estimated the damage in Prague at $1,000,000. Winds knocked over the steeple at a local church and blew chain-link fences down. Several mobile homes were damaged and at least one was destroyed. Extensive damage was reported at the Prague High School, where a portion of the roof was ripped off by the winds, and the gym suffered significant water damage. The new scoreboard at the high school football field was bent to the ground. No injuries were reported from this storm. Across southeast Oklahoma, wind damage was reported near Atoka. An auction barn 2.5 miles south of Atoka was severely damaged by strong thunderstorm winds. A quonset-hut type garage was destroyed by thunderstorm winds 2.5 miles southwest of Atoka. At Lehigh, a mobile home was damaged by severe thunderstorm winds. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees at Davenport, 2.5 miles south of Atoka, 2 miles southwest of Atoka, at Bokchito and 2 miles east, 1 mile north of Liberty, at Seminole, and 4 miles northwest of Seminole. A tree was blown on top of a house 1 mile east and 3/4 mile north of Liberty. Power poles were damaged or destroyed 2.5 miles south of Atoka, at Bokchito, and 2 miles east, 1 mile north of Liberty. In Thackerville, lightning struck a power pole, then traveled down the pole into the Thackerville High School, where it started a fire. The resulting fire completely destroyed the school.
March 2023HailOverbrook-no account filed
March 2023HailOverbrook-no account filed
March 2023HailOverbrook-no account filed
April 2021HailOverbrook-no account filed
April 2021HailOverbrook-no account filed
August 2013HailOverbrook-no account filed
April 2011HailOverbrook-no account filed
April 2004HailOverbrook-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindOverbrook-no account filed
June 2004HailOverbrook-no account filed
May 2003HailOverbrook-no account filed
May 2003HailOverbrook-no account filed
March 2002HailOverbrook-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindOverbrook-no account filed
June 1998HailOverbrook-no account filed
November 1996HailOverbrook-no account filed
August 1996HailOverbrook-no account filed
May 1995HailOverbrook-no account filed
May 1994HailOverbrook-no account filed
May 1994HailOverbrook-no account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindOverbrook-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Love 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
Marsden3.0 miles17
Greenville4.2 miles17
Hoxbar5.4 miles17
Eastman8.5 miles13
Marietta9.1 miles13
Eville9.2 miles14
Enville10.0 miles12
Oswalt10.6 miles16

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 OverbrookAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7113561The 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 1096352. 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.