Slim, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Valliant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74764. The Survey maps it on the Wright City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Alikchi quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Wright City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Slim between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,095 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 99 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 | 99 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10547 |
| 8 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Talihina Agency | DAY |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10229 |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | SE252 |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Talihina Agency | WOLFCRK1-2 |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10456 |
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 Slim: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Slim in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Slim | $10,000 | An EF1 tornado with winds of 100-110 mph snapped and uprooted numerous trees 19 miles northwest of Broken Bow, Oklahoma on Hwy. 3. Two homes along Hwy. 3 also sustained minor damage as the tornado crossed Hwy. 3. The tornado trekked mainly through forest land in a wildlife refuge area and snapped or uprooted many pines and hardwoods. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slim | - | Several RVs at Pine Creek Lake were flipped over by severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Slim | - | Pine Creek Road was flooded and impassable. A motorist stalled in the high water on Pine Creek Road and had to be rescued. JC Loop Road and Rufe Road were also flooded and impassable. A Valliant Police Officer stated that there was an approximately 4 inch rise in water in just 35 minutes. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Slim | - | A culvert on Tidmore Road north of Valliant was washed out and the road closed. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slim | - | A tree was blown down on Moran Loop. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Slim | - | Snow Arena Road, Sharps Road near Highway 37, and Tree Farm Road were closed due to flooding. Many other low lying areas were covered in high water as well. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Slim | - | Penny size hail fell near JC's Store on Pine Creek Road southeast of the Rufe community. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slim | - | Trees were blown down on Browning Road west of Wright City. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Slim | - | Quarter size hail fell about 4 miles north of Valliant. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slim | - | Tree down across old Highway 98. Report from Facebook. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slim | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. Roads were blocked. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slim | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed north of Valliant, Oklahoma. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Slim | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Grove | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Plainview | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Rufe | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Doaksville (historical) | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Felker | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Wright City | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Valliant | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Alikchi | 5.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100834. 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.







