Stafford, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Clinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73601. The Survey maps it on the Stafford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Butler quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Butler SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Stafford quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Foss Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Foss Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Stafford in 2008, burning about 120 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Concho Field Office | FOSS LAKE |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Stafford: 2 past producers. 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 and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stafford in 8 storm reports between 2003 and 2015: 6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stafford | $15,000 | Roof was blown off of mobile home. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Stafford | - | Interstate 40 closed both east and westbound at mile marker 55 due to high water over the road. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Stafford | - | The hail was mainly golfball size, with a few baseball size hail stones. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Stafford | - | Quarter-size hail was reported by KWTV-9 at mile marker 58 on Interstate 40. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Stafford | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Stafford | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Stafford | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Stafford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkersburg | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Ralph | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Butler | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Clinton | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| East Junction | 8.4 miles | 10 | |
| Arapaho | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| McClure | 12.5 miles | 8 | |
| Indianapolis | 13.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1098479. 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.






