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Speer, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hugo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74743. The Survey maps it on the Hugo quadrangle.

Speer within Choctaw County

On record in Speer

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

69 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Speer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,204 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 21 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/undetermined22
Arson/incendiarism21
Debris and open burning14
Equipment and vehicle use7
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
6 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use23 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry10532
6 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
23 September 2005Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry10553
4 August 2008Debris and open burning3.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry10275
19 August 1999Natural1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
13 August 2019Arson/incendiarism84 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
13 July 2005Naturalunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestry800
11 July 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Choctaw County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Speer: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Redd Sand and Gravel Co Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Idabel Stone Co Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Idabel Stone Co Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Idabel Stone Co. Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wray Wible Materials Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Choctaw County

Storms near this place

12 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Speer in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Speer$150,000This tornado developed west of the 4240 Road, near Pinekke Road. It moved east-southeast snapping large tree limbs and uprooting small trees. The tornado crossed Highway 93 on the northern banks of Lake Hugo, where some trees were uprooted and large tree limbs were snapped. Numerous trees were uprooted and a few were snapped south of Apple, and a home was damaged. It continued to move east-southeast across the E2000 Road, and then crossed Highway 147 before dissipating over rugged terrain. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindSpeer$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a barn near Speer.
March 2019HailSpeer$10,000no account filed
May 2021Thunderstorm WindSpeer-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees across the northern part of Choctaw County, near the town of Speer.
July 2017Flash FloodSpeer-Portions of Speer Road were flooded.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSpeer-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
February 2008HailSpeer-no account filed
March 2008HailSpeer-no account filed
April 2005HailSpeer-no account filed
April 2001HailSpeer-no account filed
June 2001HailSpeer-no account filed
May 1998HailSpeer-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Choctaw 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
Hamden2.1 miles16
Kent3.6 miles16
Messer4.9 miles15
Forney6.7 miles16
Nelson6.9 miles16
Apple7.4 miles16
Hugo7.5 miles16
Goodland9.1 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100844. 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.