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Wewoka, Oklahoma

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Wewoka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74884. The Survey maps it on the Wewoka East quadrangle. 3,133 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 804 feet above sea level.

Wewoka within Seminole County

On record in Wewoka

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 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

Wewoka fell from 3,430 to 3,133 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
20103,430
20203,133-297 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

59 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Wewoka between 2000 and 2020, burning about 3,852 acres in total. 2 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
Debris and open burning24
Equipment and vehicle use9
Arson/incendiarism9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes2
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
14 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWewoka AgencyWEWOKA FIRE
12 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined250 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryPALMER
3 August 2012Recreation and ceremony151 acresWewoka AgencyANNI TIGER
27 July 2008Equipment and vehicle use9.4 acresWewoka AgencyHAY MACHINE
26 July 2012Arson/incendiarism22 acresWewoka AgencyHWY 270
26 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWewoka AgencyBOOTS
23 July 2008Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresWewoka AgencyJ. WALKER
22 July 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreWewoka AgencyHARRISON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Seminole County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Wewoka: 14 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Commercial Brick Co Shale PitClayProducer
United Clay Pipe Co Clay PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Wewoka Brick & Tile Co Clay PitClayPast Producer
Wewoka Brick & Tile Co Clay PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Seminole County

Storms near this place

51 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wewoka in 51 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 29 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1999LightningWewoka$100,000no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindWewoka$25,000The roof of a pole barn was damaged and multiple trees and power poles were blown down in and near the community of Wewoka. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
April 2026HailWewoka$10,000Damage to vehicle windows was also reported. The location is approximate.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindWewoka$10,000no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindWewoka$5,000A large tree was uprooted at the Justice School playground.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindWewoka$2,000Roof blown off of barn at highway 9 and 366.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindWewoka$2,000no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindWewoka$1,000A tree was downed blocking old Highway 56 near EW127.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindWewoka$500Trees and power lines were downed.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindWewoka$500Thunderstorms in northern and central Oklahoma during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 14th produced hail up to quarter-size, damaging winds and damaging lightning. Thunderstorm winds damaged hanger doors and one terminal door and damaged a plane by blowing a dumpster into it at the Stillwater Airport 1.5 miles north of Stillwater. Thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs 6 miles east of Garber and downed power lines and toppled signs 5 miles south of Wewoka. A lightning strike produced minor damage to the roof of a church in Anadarko
March 2015Thunderstorm WindWewoka$200Large tree limbs blown down.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindWewoka$100Severe winds downed large tree limbs.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWewoka$10Large tree limbs were downed.
April 2025HailWewoka-Event time is estimated from radar observations.
April 2025HailWewoka-The report was relayed through mPING. Event time adjusted based on radar observations.
March 2024HailWewoka-MPing report.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindWewoka-Trees blown down. Time is radar estimated.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWewoka-Estimated wind gust.
September 2023HailWewoka-Image relayed via social media. Time is radar estimated.
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Wewoka-A tornado developed near the apex of a bow echo, and moved north-northwest along the leading edge of the bow echo as the storm complex moved east. Significant roof and exterior wall damage occurred to a house near where the tornado initially touched down. The tornado continued to move north-northwest for two miles continuing to produce tree damage and scattered roof and outbuilding damage.
July 2007Flash FloodWewoka-Several roads in Wewoka were closed due to high water, including Seminole Street, and 14th and Ocheesee. At least 20 other roads were closed across the county.
August 2005Flash FloodWewoka-At 11:00 pm CST and 2:00 am CST, a county emergency management official reported that the local EW125 Road was closed at Nobletown due to high water along Wewoka Creek.
May 2003HailWewoka-Hail was observed near the intersection of Highway 56 and Highway 270.
June 1998Tornado (F1)Wewoka-Surveys revealed that a narrow tornado touched down around 711 pm 3 miles west-southwest of Maud in Pottawatomie County where it destroyed a barn. The tornado then moved east destroying another barn about one-half mile south of Maud as it crossed into Seminole county. It lifted 1/2 mile east of the Seminole County line at around 715 pm. The tornado was rated F1.
June 1998Tornado (F2)Wewoka-Surveys showed that at about 735 pm, a tornado touched down about 1/2 mile southwest of the intersection of US-270 and SH-59, or about 2.5 miles southwest of Wewoka. The storm moved east through the south side of Wewoka causing damage in a neighborhood in the southwest side of Wewoka and along state highway 56 in the south part of town. The tornado continued moving east destroying two mobile homes southeast of Wewoka before crossing into Hughes County. It caused minor damage to a couple of homes and unroofed a mobile home near State Highway 48. The tornado then turned northeast and apparently merged with the Yeager tornado (see separate Storm Data entry) just northeast of the intersection of State Highway 48 and county road EW129. This tornado was on the ground for 8 miles and had a maximum width of 1/3 of a mile. The tornado was rated F2 (winds estimated between 113 and 157 mph) based on damage in southwest Wewoka including a brick house unroofed and the south exterior wall blown in. Eyewitness reports indicate that this was likely a multiple vortex tornado.
September 1995HailWewoka-A severe thunderstorm produced nickel sized hail on the Seminole-Hughes County line.
September 2023HailWewoka-no account filed
March 2023HailWewoka-no account filed
April 2021HailWewoka-no account filed
April 2020HailWewoka-no account filed
March 2013HailWewoka-no account filed
April 2013HailWewoka-no account filed
April 2011HailWewoka-no account filed
July 2009HailWewoka-no account filed
September 2009HailWewoka-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWewoka-no account filed
April 2004HailWewoka-no account filed
June 2003HailWewoka-no account filed
May 2003HailWewoka-no account filed
January 2002HailWewoka-no account filed
May 2001HailWewoka-no account filed
August 1999HailWewoka-no account filed
April 1999HailWewoka-no account filed
March 1998Thunderstorm WindWewoka-no account filed
April 1997HailWewoka-no account filed
January 1996HailWewoka-no account filed
June 1996HailWewoka-no account filed
July 1995HailWewoka-no account filed
July 1995HailWewoka-no account filed
April 1993HailWewoka-no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindWewoka-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Seminole 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
Dixon1.5 miles9
Nobletown3.6 miles9
Indogco4.1 miles9
New Lima5.3 miles9
Lima5.7 miles9
Butner7.3 miles12
Bowlegs9.4 miles11
Wolf10.0 miles10

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 WewokaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3240303The 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 1099657. 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.