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Spavinaw, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Mayes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74366. It lies near Tag Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Spavinaw quadrangle. 350 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 696 feet above sea level.

Spavinaw within Mayes County

Population over time

2 figures

Spavinaw fell from 437 to 350 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010437
2020350-87 (-20%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

206 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Spavinaw between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,615 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 76 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined85
Arson/incendiarism76
Debris and open burning19
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeHWY 20
6 September 2000Debris and open burning3.0 acresCherokee Nation TribeHAIR
6 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use20 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
2 September 2011Arson/incendiarism95 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30457
2 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
7 August 2006Natural15 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30556
12 August 2001Arson/incendiarism25 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
10 August 2006Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30569

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mayes County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Spavinaw: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mayes County

Storms near this place

24 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spavinaw in 24 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 5 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023LightningSpavinaw1 killed, 3 hurtLightning struck and injured four girls who were swimming. All of the girls were taken to local hospitals. One of the girls died from her injuries on August 7th.
April 2013Tornado (EF1)Spavinaw2 hurt, $750,000This tornado developed in the cyclonic comma head of the bow echo, well behind the intial gust front. It damaged numerous homes and businesses in Spavinaw and tore much of the roof off of the school. Several mobile homes were destroyed, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and numerous power poles were snapped. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Spavinaw$50,000This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed on Spavinaw Hill southwest of Spavinaw. It moved east-northeast snapping or uprooting numerous trees and snapping power poles through town. Some homes in town received roof damage. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees along Highway 20 northeast of Spavinaw and damaged the roofs of a couple homes. The tornado crossed into Delaware County just north of Highway 20. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
March 2024HailSpavinaw$25,000Grapefruit size hail damaged vehicles and homes.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSpavinaw$20,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew numerous trees down in the Spavinaw area. One tree fell on a garage and a few others made glancing blows on vehicles. Shingles were also blown off a few roofs.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindSpavinaw$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged boat docks on Spavinaw Lake. Two docks were flipped, and several others had roof damage.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindSpavinaw$3,000Thunderstorms winds downed trees and power poles near Spavinaw and Chimney Rock.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindSpavinaw$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and damaged a barn.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindSpavinaw$2,000Trees were blown down onto power lines.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindSpavinaw$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines.
May 2022FloodSpavinaw-Portions of Highway 82 south of Spavinaw were flooded and closed.
December 2015FloodSpavinaw-Portions of Highway 20 south of Spavinaw were closed due to flooding.
December 2015FloodSpavinaw-Portions of Highway 20 southwest of Spavinaw were closed due to flooding.
December 2015FloodSpavinaw-Portions of Highway 20 south of Spavinaw remained closed due to continued flooding.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindSpavinaw-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 miles an hour blew down two large trees and numerous large tree limbs.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindSpavinaw-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSpavinaw-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
May 2008HailSpavinaw-no account filed
April 2006HailSpavinaw-no account filed
May 2006HailSpavinaw-no account filed
May 2003HailSpavinaw-no account filed
April 1996HailSpavinaw-no account filed
October 1995HailSpavinaw-no account filed
October 1995Tornado (F0)Spavinaw-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mayes County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hoot Owl4.5 miles16
Strang4.7 miles15
Langley5.0 miles15
Pensacola6.3 miles15
Disney6.4 miles15
Tia Juana6.5 miles15
Tip7.8 miles15
Grand Lake Towne7.9 miles14

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 SpavinawAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2018560The 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 1098342. 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.