Vamoosa, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Konawa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74849. The Survey maps it on the Vamoosa quadrangle. It stands 922 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1901 USGS Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vamoosa quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
126 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Vamoosa between 1996 and 2020, burning about 9,864 acres in total. None started naturally. 42 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Wewoka Agency | HILL |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | POND 2 |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Wewoka Agency | OLD 99 |
| 14 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Wewoka Agency | STEPPE |
| 11 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 640 acres | Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office | KERNEL |
| 8 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 725 acres | Wewoka Agency | JIMBOY |
| 8 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | FELONY 3 |
| 7 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | FELONY 4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Vamoosa: 17 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolese Company Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dolese Company Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Konawa Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Three Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vamoosa in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2026: 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Vamoosa | $20,000 | A property owner reported that a tornado cut a trail through a wooded area on their property northeast of Konawa. Fifteen to twenty trees were reported snapped or uprooted. |
| October 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Vamoosa | $10,000 | Several wooden power poles were snapped and trees were damaged along County Road EW 1400 to the west of State Highway 99. The tornado moved east and then turned northeast after crossing State Highway 99 where additional tree damage was observed. Other potential portions of this tornado path were also in areas inaccessible by road. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Vamoosa | - | Maximum hail size increased from quarter to ping pong ball during the event time. The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vamoosa | - | Estimated wind gust. |
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 Vamoosa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q107472628 | 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 1099215. 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.




