Virgil, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Towson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74756. It stands on Dixon Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hugo Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Alikchi quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hugo Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Virgil between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,674 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 32 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10535 |
| 25 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 410 |
| 13 September 2002 | Smoking | 3.8 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10443 |
| 26 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10525 |
| 23 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10484 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Virgil: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two State Crushing Co Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Choctaw Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Green Construction Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Virgil in 1 storm report in 2016: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Tornado (EFU) | Virgil | - | Storm chasers and storm spotters observed this tornado, which developed during the life cycle of the Hugo Lake tornado from the same supercell updraft. This tornado was observed to be to the south of the other tornado. The NWS damage survey team could find no damage in the area where this tornado was suspected to be, as it was either over Lake Hugo or in the marsh land on the east side of the lake. Both areas were inaccessible, and therefore, no damage was known to exist from which a damage rating could be determined. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Apple | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Messer | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Spencerville | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fallon | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| High Hill | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| West Fort Towson | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Towson | 7.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100912. 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.







