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Weleetka, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weleetka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74880. It stands on Alabama Creek. The Survey maps it on the Weleetka quadrangle. 806 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 725 feet above sea level.

Weleetka within Okfuskee County

On record in Weleetka

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Weleetka fell from 998 to 806 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.

YearPeople Change
2010998
2020806-192 (-19%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

102 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Weleetka between 2004 and 2020, burning about 30,690 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Arson/incendiarism28
Debris and open burning22
Equipment and vehicle use6
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2011Arson/incendiarism659 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeTHREE HORSES
6 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use24 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeCOPPERHEAD
3 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined189 acresOkmulgee Field OfficePHARAOH
7 April 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined121 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeTURTLE MOUNTAIN
12 April 2006Arson/incendiarism540 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeCLEARVIEW
8 March 2004Arson/incendiarism380 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeHARJ/SEALY
6 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined85 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeLITTLE BRANCH
6 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,221 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeDOUBLE HEADER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okfuskee County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Weleetka: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Okfuskee County

Storms near this place

50 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weleetka in 50 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 21 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2013Flash FloodWeleetka1 killed, 1 hurt, $100,000Numerous roads were flooded around Clearview and Weleetka. Homes were evacuated in Weleetka from rising flood waters. Roads and bridges were damaged by flooding in this area. A 69 year old female drowned inside her vehicle after driving into floodwaters along Alabama Creek south of Clearview. A 14 year old passenger escaped through the sunroof.
April 2008Flash FloodWeleetka$50,000Heavy rain caused water to flow over several bridges on secondary roads. A few of the bridges were washed out.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$50,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged three houses. One house had parts of its roof taken off.
May 2001HailWeleetka$50,000no account filed
October 2009Tornado (EF0)Weleetka$20,000A tornado damaged several barns, uprooted several trees, and removed shingles off of a couple homes.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Weleetka$15,000This tornado uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged outbuildings as it moved east-southeast from west of Highway 75 to just east of the N 3890 Road, where it dissipated. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
March 2008Flash FloodWeleetka$10,000Heavy rain caused rural roads near to Weleetka to be flooded. At least one road was washed out.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$6,000A roof on a house was damaged, and numerous tree limbs were blown down.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines and large tree limbs.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$100Thunderstorm winds blew down large trees.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$100Several tree limbs were blown down.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$100Several large tree limbs were blown down.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$100no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$100no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$100no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindWeleetka$100no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-Several trees were uprooted by strong thunderstorm winds.
October 2009Flash FloodWeleetka-Roads were flooded in and around Weleetka as well as other areas of southern Okfuskee County.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down tree limbs.
January 2008Flash FloodWeleetka-Heavy rains caused severe street flooding in and around Weleetka. Several roads were impassable.
January 2008Flash FloodWeleetka-Heavy rain caused water to flow over secondary roads between Weleetka and Pharoah.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree.
June 1999Tornado (F0)Weleetka-Spotters reported a brief tornado touchdown between Weleetka and Pharoah.
August 2023HailWeleetka-no account filed
September 2012HailWeleetka-no account filed
May 2011HailWeleetka-no account filed
October 2011HailWeleetka-no account filed
April 2009HailWeleetka-no account filed
January 2008HailWeleetka-no account filed
January 2008Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-no account filed
April 2008HailWeleetka-no account filed
April 2005HailWeleetka-no account filed
April 2004HailWeleetka-no account filed
July 2004HailWeleetka-no account filed
January 2002HailWeleetka-no account filed
January 2002Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-no account filed
May 2001HailWeleetka-no account filed
September 2001HailWeleetka-no account filed
April 1999HailWeleetka-no account filed
April 1999HailWeleetka-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-no account filed
April 1998Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-no account filed
May 1998HailWeleetka-no account filed
March 1997HailWeleetka-no account filed
March 1997HailWeleetka-no account filed
May 1997HailWeleetka-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-no account filed
April 1996HailWeleetka-no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindWeleetka-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Okfuskee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bookertee3.6 miles14
Clearview5.0 miles13
Pharoah5.9 miles13
Okemah11.2 miles13
Sunrise12.8 miles11
Woodard Corner12.9 miles11
Bearden13.4 miles12
Oriental14.7 miles11

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 WeleetkaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2729517The 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 1099475. 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.