BlockTuskegee, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Kellyville-Slick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74010. The Survey maps it on the Newby quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Nuyaka quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Newby quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Tuskegee between 2005 and 2020, burning about 19,986 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | MCBRIDE |
| 9 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,300 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | WALKER FIRE |
| 9 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,100 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | ROCKY HILL |
| 6 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1,247 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | NU SNAKE |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,230 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HAY NORTH |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 106 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BEAR II |
| 15 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 680 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PECAN GROVE |
| 14 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 519 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BURN OUT |
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 Tuskegee: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuskegee in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2013: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuskegee | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted several hardwood trees. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Tuskegee | - | A trained spotter reported an F0 tornado three miles north of Welty in Creek county. The tornado lasted approximately five minutes and traveled through rural areas causing little more than tree damage. Later tornado reports from this storm turned out to be funnel-shaped scud as the storm approached the Tulsa metro area. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Tuskegee | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuskegee | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Tuskegee | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Tuskegee | - | 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 1100899. 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.