BlockPierce, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Hitchita-Pierce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74426. The Survey maps it on the Pierce quadrangle. It stands 630 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1900 USGS Canadian quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pierce quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Pierce between 2005 and 2016, burning about 4,837 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.4 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | FAR AWAY |
| 4 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20077 |
| 5 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HORSE MONKEY |
| 4 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 23 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | LESSON |
| 27 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PIERCE TIGER |
| 15 March 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 38 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | MARTIN RANCH |
| 13 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 650 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | TIGER 2 |
| 14 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | WHITE HOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pierce in 19 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 10 hail, 4 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Pierce | $910,000 | The same parent storm which produced a tornado near Burney and Tiger Mountain produced another tornado which touched down near Pierce. At Pierce, the tornado removed roofs from quite a few homes. In Pierce, the tornado also damaged vehicles and boats.Further east, the tornado crossed Interstate 40 near Fountainhead Road (OK Hwy 150). As it crossed the interstate, four 18-wheelers were knocked over, but the drivers escaped injury. After crossing the interstate, the tornado travelled through the Sycamore Bay development, damaging ten to twelve homes. The damage included cracked ceilings, a destroyed garage, and shingles ripped off to the bare wood. One home was moved 30 feet from its foundation, and it took the roof off of another.The tornado then crossed Lake Eufaula as a waterspout, destroying five boats and several docks at Emerald Bay. Once the tornado came back onshore, it hit Lotawatah Road, where it moved a double-wide mobile home from its foundation. Another home lost its roof, and outbuildings were destroyed. A trucking company was hit, destroying five 60-foot trailers and damaging others. The tornado then crossed Humphrey Road at a racing stable, destroying six of their structures and six corrals. When the tornado reached US Hwy 266, part of a home's roof collapsed, and a horse trailer was thrown on top of a barn, which then collapsed. Along its entire path, numerous power poles were snapped off at the base. Spotters reported seeing two or three simultaneous tornadoes at times. Fortunately, the tornado lifted just before entering Checotah. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Pierce | $25,000 | Hail larger than golfball size damaged the roofs of buildings and vehicles. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Pierce | $20,000 | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused a bridge to be washed out near Pierce. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Pierce | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Pierce | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierce | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierce | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped power poles. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Pierce | $2,000 | A tornado uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 85 mph. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Pierce | $2,000 | A tornado uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 85 mph. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierce | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree northwest of Pierce along I-40. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierce | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down an oak tree and snapped large tree limbs. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Pierce | - | A tornado snapped large tree limbs. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 80 mph. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Pierce | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Pierce | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pierce | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Pierce | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Pierce | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Pierce | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Pierce | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardsville | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Stidham | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Brush Hill | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lenna | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hitchita | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Fame | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Onapa | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Vivian | 10.0 miles | 15 |
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 Pierce | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q24191639 | 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 1100737. 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.
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.