Row, Oklahoma
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Colcord census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74338. The Survey maps it on the Colcord quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1899 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Colcord quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
257 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 257 fires within 5 miles of Row between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,800 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 117 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 | 117 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2000 | Natural | 31 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30425 |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30402 |
| 27 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30517 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Row: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff Farm | Uranium, Platinum | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Row in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 3 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Row | $150,000 | This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This tornado developed north of County Road 500 and west of S 712 Road, about a mile and a half from the state line. It damaged several homes, destroyed outbuildings, snapped and uprooted trees, and snapped power poles as it moved northeast into Arkansas, crossing near Welch Road. This tornado produced a tornadic debris signature from KINX and KSRX WSR-88Ds. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Row | $50,000 | Several county roads were damaged by flooding in the southern portion of the county. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Row | - | This tornado snapped large tree limbs, and was observed by storm chasers. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 70 to 80 mph. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Row | - | A tornado uprooted trees and snapped large tree limbs. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 95 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colcord | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Tonnece | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Cloud Creek | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Beckwith | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Flint | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Oak Hill-Piney | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Dripping Springs | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Flint Creek | 7.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100801. 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.







