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.
Population over time
2 figuresSpavinaw 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 437 | |
| 2020 | 350 | -87 (-20%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1896 USGS Pryor quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Pryor quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Spavinaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | HWY 20 |
| 6 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | HAIR |
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 95 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30457 |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30556 |
| 12 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30569 |
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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Lightning | Spavinaw | 1 killed, 3 hurt | Lightning 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 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Spavinaw | 2 hurt, $750,000 | This 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 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Spavinaw | $50,000 | This 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 2024 | Hail | Spavinaw | $25,000 | Grapefruit size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spavinaw | $20,000 | Thunderstorm 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spavinaw | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged boat docks on Spavinaw Lake. Two docks were flipped, and several others had roof damage. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spavinaw | $3,000 | Thunderstorms winds downed trees and power poles near Spavinaw and Chimney Rock. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spavinaw | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and damaged a barn. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spavinaw | $2,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spavinaw | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Spavinaw | - | Portions of Highway 82 south of Spavinaw were flooded and closed. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Spavinaw | - | Portions of Highway 20 south of Spavinaw were closed due to flooding. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Spavinaw | - | Portions of Highway 20 southwest of Spavinaw were closed due to flooding. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Spavinaw | - | Portions of Highway 20 south of Spavinaw remained closed due to continued flooding. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spavinaw | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 miles an hour blew down two large trees and numerous large tree limbs. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spavinaw | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spavinaw | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Spavinaw | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Spavinaw | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Spavinaw | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Spavinaw | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Spavinaw | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Hail | Spavinaw | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Spavinaw | - | 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.
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 Spavinaw | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2018560 | 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 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.






