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.
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.
- Speer Schoollisted 1988 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Antlers quadrangle1:125000
- 1912 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1925 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Hugo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10532 |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10553 |
| 4 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10275 |
| 19 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 84 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 800 |
| 11 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redd Sand and Gravel Co Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Idabel Stone Co Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Idabel Stone Co Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Idabel Stone Co. Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wray Wible Materials Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Speer | $150,000 | This 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Speer | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a barn near Speer. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Speer | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Speer | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees across the northern part of Choctaw County, near the town of Speer. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Speer | - | Portions of Speer Road were flooded. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Speer | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Speer | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Speer | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Speer | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Speer | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Speer | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Speer | - | 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.
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.









