Wekiwa, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74063. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wekiwa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1912 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wekiwa quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1990 USGS Keystone Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Wekiwa between 2000 and 2018, burning about 13,444 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SHELL LAKE |
| 14 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | MULE |
| 14 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Osage Agency | WILD MTN |
| 27 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Osage Agency | BLACK JACK |
| 6 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40303 |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3,340 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | EAST |
| 12 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Osage Agency | RUBBER ARM |
| 7 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 488 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SEVEN MILE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Wekiwa: 12 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas No.1 Dredge and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cummins Dredge and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wekiwa in 16 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death and 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2015 | Tornado (EF2) | Wekiwa | 1 killed, 30 hurt, $2,000,000 | This is the third segment of a three segment tornado. The tornado moved into Tulsa County at W Archer Road to the east of S 209th W Avenue. The roofs of several homes were damaged and trees were uprooted as it crossed S 193rd W Avenue. The tornado moved southeast crossing Highway 412, where it snapped or uprooted numerous trees and blew a tractor trailer off the road. A doughnut shop was destroyed at S 177th W Avenue, homes were damaged, and trees and poles were snapped. It crossed the Arkansas River and moved through the River Oaks Estates Mobile Home Park where it destroyed 58 mobile homes and two permanent homes. One fatality and about 30 injuries occurred in this park. The tornado crossed the Arkansas River again as it moved east-southeast toward Sand Springs, uprooting numerous trees before dissipating on the south side of Sand Springs, south of Highway 412 and just west of Highway 97. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 125 to 135 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wekiwa | $160,000,000 | Thunderstorm wind, gusting to over 100 mph at times, resulted in at least $160 million in estimated damage across Tulsa County during this severe thunderstorm. Debris removal and damage to the utility infrastructure across the county accounted for about $57 million of that estimate. Some people were without power for over a week. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Wekiwa | $15,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wekiwa | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines and power poles near S 209th West Avenue and W Wekiwa Road. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wekiwa | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a barn. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wekiwa | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| May 2025 | Flood | Wekiwa | - | Portions of Wekiwa Road were flooded near 177th West Avenue. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wekiwa | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, and snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Wekiwa | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Wekiwa | - | no account filed |
| October 2025 | Hail | Wekiwa | - | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Hail | Wekiwa | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Wekiwa | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Wekiwa | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Wekiwa | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Wekiwa | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Lotsee | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Shirk | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Sand Springs | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Prattville | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lake | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Gray | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Price | 5.7 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122597463 | 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 1100928. 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.





