Qualls, Oklahoma
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the South Cherokee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74451. It lies near Sellers Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Qualls quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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 Muscogee quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1905 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Webbers Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Webbers Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Webbers Falls NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Qualls quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
478 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 478 fires within 5 miles of Qualls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 40,140 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 239 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 | 239 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 139 |
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30550 |
| 20 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Qualls: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Qualls in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2016: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Qualls | 1 hurt, $250,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed docks at the Snake Creek Marina. An RV was overturned at the Snake Creek RV park, resulting in an injury. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Qualls | $150,000 | This tornado destroyed outbuildings, destroyed a boat dock on Lake Tenkiller, damaged homes, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Qualls | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind flipped a boat dock and overturned three pontoon boats. Several large trees were also blown down. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Qualls | $500 | Several trees were blown down. |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Qualls | $100 | Several tree limbs were blown down in Qualls. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pettit | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Pettit Bay | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cookson | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Keys | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Wildcat Point | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Zeb | 7.1 miles | 20 | |
| Manard | 7.8 miles | 20 |
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 Qualls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7268799 | 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 1100771. 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.











