Tushka, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Atoka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74525. The Survey maps it on the Tushka quadrangle. 413 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 623 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresTushka grew from 312 to 413 between 2010 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 312 | |
| 2020 | 413 | +101 (+32%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1899 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Tushka quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Tushka between 2005 and 2017, burning about 915 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Talihina Agency | BRANGUS |
| 12 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | TRIBALTOWN |
| 27 February 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Talihina Agency | TIMBERLINE |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | TIMBERLINE |
| 24 October 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 89 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tushka: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tushka in 17 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 10 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 40 injuries. 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 2011 | Tornado (EF3) | Tushka | 2 killed, 40 hurt | A large tornado began 5 miles west-southwest of Tushka and moved east-northeast through Tushka and about 3 miles southeast of Atoka before curving to the north-northeast and dissipating around 2 miles east of Stringtown. Almost 150 homes and business' were significantly damaged or destroyed, many numerous others sustaining minor damage. Two fatalities occurred in a mobile home to the west of Tushka. Monetary damage estimates were not available, although it is thought they would be well into the millions of dollars. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tushka | $20,000 | Roof damage was sustained to a school. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Tushka | $10,000 | Another separate area of tree damage was noted north of the larger tornado that devastated Tushka. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tushka | - | To the south of the tornado that affected areas west of Atoka, the thunderstorm also produced damaging winds that caused roof damage to a house and snapped a tree. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Tushka | - | MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (1910-1915 LST) to report time. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tushka | - | Quarter-size hail was also reported. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tushka | - | No damage was reported. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tushka | - | Numerous trees and utility poles were blown down. Damage was also reported to several carports and patio covers. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Tushka | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Tushka | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Tushka | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Tushka | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Tushka | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Tushka | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Tushka | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Tushka | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Tushka | - | 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.
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 Tushka | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1865366 | The 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 1099082. 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.





