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Stonewall, Oklahoma

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Southeast Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74871. It stands on Owl Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stonewall quadrangle. 414 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 702 feet above sea level.

Stonewall within Pontotoc County

Population over time

3 figures

Stonewall fell from 465 to 414 between 2000 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
2000465
2010470+5 (+1%)
2020414-56 (-12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 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

42 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Stonewall between 1999 and 2018, burning about 1,174 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Debris and open burning2
Other causes2
Natural1
Firearms and explosives use1
Fireworks1

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
14 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined23 acresChickasaw AgencySPRADLING
9 August 2001Equipment and vehicle use25 acresChickasaw AgencyKULLIHOMA2
6 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresChickasaw AgencyJONES OIL
27 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use5.5 acresChickasaw AgencyCITATION OIL
19 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined37 acresChickasaw AgencyWEST TUPELO
19 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresChickasaw AgencyOIL RAG
12 August 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution12 acresChickasaw AgencyCITATION OIL
9 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.7 acresChickasaw AgencyTRIBAL HOUSING

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pontotoc 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 Stonewall: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 Shale PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pontotoc County

Storms near this place

44 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stonewall in 44 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 25 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 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
March 2025Tornado (EF1)Stonewall$300,000The Union Valley Tornado developed just east of State Highway 3 along County Road E1600 and moved east-northeast. One home received roof damage, the Union Valley Volunteer Fire Station was heavily damaged and numerous trees were damaged along the path. The tornado dissipated soon after hitting the Union Valley fire station.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindStonewall$70,000A dozen power lines were downed, along with large tree limbs. Time estimated from radar.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Stonewall$8,000Radar, storm chaser, and local medial reported a small tornado. The tornado was embedded in a larger area of thunderstorm wind damage associated with the rear-flank downdraft. A number of large trees were snapped. One tree fell on top of a car, damaging it. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindStonewall$5,000A mobile home lost its roof near Old State Highway 3 and County Road 1610.
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Stonewall$5,000A weak tornado moved through Stonewall, causing damage to roofs and damaging or destroying a number of trees.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindStonewall$2,000Damage to power poles reported in Stonewall.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindStonewall$1,000A small shed was blown down and a lean to horse barn was blown into a house causing some roof damage. Time estimated from radar.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindStonewall$800no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindStonewall$750Several two inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindStonewall-An estimated wind gust along Oklahoma Highway 3W between the communities of Stonewall and Ahloso. The location is approximate.
January 2020Flash FloodStonewall-Ponding on roadways and water across the roads.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindStonewall-Tree and hay bale damage reported.
September 2018Flash FloodStonewall-Water rescues from vehicles were reported in Stonewall.
September 2018Flash FloodStonewall-Roads washed out near the intersection of 3615 and 1630.
September 2018Flash FloodStonewall-Flood waters are entering homes at the intersection of 1st and county road 3640.
September 2016Flash FloodStonewall-Several roads were closed due to flooding with some areas under two feet of water. No reports of flooding in homes or businesses.
May 2009HailStonewall-The hail was reported at Union Valley.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindStonewall-Numerous trees were damaged in the communities of Fittstown, Fitzhugh, Stonewall, and Union Valley. Two homes in Union Valley sustained minor damage. Two home and five barns Fitzhugh sustained damage, with more serious damage reported to the barns. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
October 2000Tornado (F0)Stonewall-This tornado, rated F0, formed about 3 miles northwest of Stonewall near Highway 3. No damage was observed or reported as it moved northward before dissipating. A correction was made to the beginning and ending times of this tornado, from 1726-1732 CST to 1658-1704 CST.
February 2023HailStonewall-no account filed
February 2023HailStonewall-no account filed
May 2023HailStonewall-no account filed
April 2020HailStonewall-no account filed
April 2020HailStonewall-no account filed
July 2020HailStonewall-no account filed
March 2016HailStonewall-no account filed
April 2011HailStonewall-no account filed
May 2011HailStonewall-no account filed
May 2009HailStonewall-no account filed
March 2008HailStonewall-no account filed
April 2008HailStonewall-no account filed
March 2006HailStonewall-no account filed
April 2006HailStonewall-no account filed
August 2003HailStonewall-no account filed
May 2003HailStonewall-no account filed
May 2003HailStonewall-no account filed
May 2003HailStonewall-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindStonewall-no account filed
February 1998HailStonewall-no account filed
February 1998HailStonewall-no account filed
May 1997HailStonewall-no account filed
April 1997HailStonewall-no account filed
April 1996HailStonewall-no account filed
April 1995HailStonewall-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pontotoc 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
Coil0.4 miles12
Frisco2.8 miles12
Union Valley4.2 miles12
Jesse4.9 miles11
Harden City5.0 miles11
Leader5.9 miles14
Lula6.0 miles14
Fittstown6.3 miles12

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 StonewallAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1989351The 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 1098561. 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.