Wapanucka, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Johnston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73461. The Survey maps it on the Wapanucka South quadrangle. 386 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 633 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWapanucka fell from 438 to 386 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 | 438 | |
| 2020 | 386 | -52 (-12%) |
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
- 1968 USGS Wapanucka South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Wapanucka between 1996 and 2006, burning about 87 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | WAPANUCKA |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BROMIDE |
| 2 March 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BIRCHCREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Wapanucka: 13 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | ||
| Unknown Shale Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pits | Clay | 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 | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wapanucka in 26 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 14 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wapanucka | $10,000 | A power pole was blown onto a building at Wapanucka High School. The event time is estimated based on radar observations. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wapanucka | $10,000 | Part of a roof from a house awning flew off and landed on a car. Some minor tree damage. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wapanucka | $1,000 | A spotter reported branches down in the area. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wapanucka | $200 | Trees were downed. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wapanucka | $100 | Large tree branches downed, sheet metal wall with wooden support knocked over. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Wapanucka | - | County line road and Rock Hill Road intersection is flooded, roughly 3 miles S of Hwy 7. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Wapanucka | - | Wapanucka fire reports one foot of water over roadway on English road and it is not passable. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wapanucka | - | Winds were estimated at 60-70 mph. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Wapanucka | - | Rock Hill Road was closed due to high water. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| November 1999 | Hail | Wapanucka | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Wapanucka | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromide Junction | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Bromide | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Coleman | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fillmore | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Milburn | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Connerville | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Folsom | 12.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pontotoc | 13.3 miles | 13 |
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 Wapanucka | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3203537 | 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 1099353. 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.





