Red Fork, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74107. It lies near Lookout Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Sapulpa North quadrangle.
On record in Red Fork
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Daniel Webster High School Historic Districtlisted 2021 · 0.6 miles away- 66 Motellisted 1996 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1912 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Sapulpa North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Keystone Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Red Fork between 2005 and 2011, burning about 215 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 175 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40304 |
| 25 November 2005 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | ROSKO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Red Fork: 14 past producers, 10 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant No.3 | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas No.1 Dredge and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chandler Materials Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Fork in 7 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Fork | $50,000 | A home weather station in west Tulsa measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 91 mph. Widespread damage to trees and power lines occurred in this area, which resulted in widespread power outages. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Red Fork | $10,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged vehicles and the roofs of homes. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Fork | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree onto a vehicle near W 41st Street and S Union Avenue. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Fork | - | Thunderstorm wind gusted to 60 mph at I-44 and 49th West Avenue. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Red Fork | - | Flooding was reported at E 41st Street and Riverside Drive. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Red Fork | - | Sections of I-44 were closed due to water covering the roadway. Several cars were stalled in the flood water. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Red Fork | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Garden City | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Oakridge | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| West Tulsa | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Kengle | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Oakhurst | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Price | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Gray | 3.4 miles | 16 |
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 Red Fork | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7304162 | 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 1097094. 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.





