Troy, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Johnston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74856. The Survey maps it on the Troy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1901 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Troy quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Troy between 1995 and 2012, burning about 4,872 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BUREAU |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Chickasaw Agency | ISENBERG |
| 8 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | SLIPPERY FALLS |
| 31 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 acres | Wewoka Agency | TIGER |
| 25 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,640 acres | Chickasaw Agency | MCMILLAN |
| 25 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | MARIETTA PLANK |
| 19 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BUZZARD CK |
| 11 March 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FORESTER ONE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Troy: 19 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Dolomite Pit | Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Anderson Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Tweed Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Troy in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | 1 hurt | A house was damaged by thunderstorm winds near Troy. One woman was injured by flying glass. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Troy | $25,000 | Heavy rainfall caused Sand Creek and Rock Creek to rise out of their banks, flooding roadways in and around the community of Ravia. Roadways experiencing flooding included: Pine Creek Road, Slippery Falls Road, South Dexter Road, McSwain Lane and Fuller Lane, with portions of the two latter locations washed out. Event time is approximate. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | $5,000 | Two power poles snapped near the intersection of Oklahoma Highways 1 and 7. Time is radar estimated. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Troy | - | Storm chasers captured video of a thin tornado a few miles south-southeast of Mill Creek. No damage was reported and the location of the tornado is estimated. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Troy | - | A tornado was observed by Mannsville Fire Department spotters and a storm chaser southwest of Mill Creek and north of Mannsville. No damage was reported and the location of this tornado is estimated. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EFU) | Troy | - | Numerous spotters observed a tornado west of Troy. No damage was reported and the location is estimated. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Troy | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Troy | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Troy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reagan | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mill Creek | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ravia | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Tishomingo | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Russett | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Earl | 10.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mannsville | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Connerville | 11.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1098992. 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.




