Wheatland, Oklahoma
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Oklahoma City Southwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73097. The Survey maps it on the Mustang quadrangle. It stands 1,319 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Chickasha quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Mustang quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Oklahoma City South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Mustang quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Wheatland in 2005, burning about 26,000 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26,000 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | VELMA COMPLEX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Wheatland: 6 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hinkle Trucking Service | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cecils Sandloading Service | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fill Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Frazier Pit Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Muraska Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Patterson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Portland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pritners Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wheatland in 23 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 11 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Wheatland | $100,000 | This tornado developed northwest of SW 44th Street and Council Road and just north of Western Heights High School. The tornado moved northeast, crossing Interstate 40 just east of Rockwell Avenue, and dissipated near NW 23rd Street between MacArthur Blvs and Ann Arbor Avenue. One building near SW 36th and Council had one exterior wall blown outward, and there was tree and power pole damage at various spots along the tornado path. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Wheatland | $100,000 | A tornado moved into Oklahoma County from Canadian County in western Oklahoma City and moved generally east along and near SW 15th Street before dissipating near SW 15th and Meridian Avenue. Buildings, power lines and trees were damaged, including broken windows at a couple of motels along Meridian Avenue. Damage amounts were estimated. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Wheatland | $30,000 | Reports of water over roadways at several locations including S Rockwell and SW 89th, SW 59th and S County Line Rd, and S Portland and SW 89th. Sinkhole opened at intersection of SW 74th and S Rockwell Ave, making the road impassable. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $5,000 | Two power poles down 2 blocks east of Council and Highway 152. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Wheatland | $5,000 | This tornado moved into Oklahoma County crossing County Line Road just south of SW 29th Street. It moved northeast for less than one mile in Oklahoma County dissipating before reaching Council Road. And outbuilding and a radio tower were damaged as well as a few trees. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $2,000 | A couple small sheet metal buildings destroyed. Piece of wood pierced the windshield of a truck. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Wheatland | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Wheatland | - | MPing report. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wheatland | - | MPing report. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | - | Power poles and power lines were damaged along SW 29th street from Council to Rockwell. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | - | As a tornado moved into Oklahoma County, an area of damaging thunderstorms winds south of the tornado also produced damage to trees and outbuildings along County Line Road between SW 29th and SW 44th Streets and along SW 44th Street between County Line Road and Council Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | - | Estimated 60 to 65 mph gusts. No damage reported. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Wheatland | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Wheatland | - | Over 3 inches of rain fell in one hour at Will Rogers World Airport in southwest Oklahoma City. This resulted in areas of flooding across southwestern portions of the Oklahoma City metro. No damage was reported. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Wheatland | - | County Line Road flooded between SW 44th and 59th St. No damage reported. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | - | Wind damage was widespread across southwest Oklahoma City as the tornadic storm produced several surges of intense winds as it moved across the area. The damage was widespread from County Line Road from SW 29th and SW 44th Streets, southeastward across Will Rogers World Airport to along SW 89th Steet between Portland Avenue and Pennsylvanie Avenue. An outbuilding was destroyed at Western Heights High School near SW 44th Street and Council Road with winds estimated at 95 mph. Winds gusts of 61 knots (70 mph) were measured at 7:05 pm CDT at the Will Rogers Airport (OKC) ASOS with one of these surges, followed by another gust of 62 knots (71 mph) with a second surge at 7:21 pm CDT. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Wheatland | - | Hail was observed on Highway 152 and County Line Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Wheatland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillard Park | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Woodlawn Park | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bethany | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Oklahoma City | 8.7 miles | 19 | |
| Flynn | 8.7 miles | 18 | |
| Warr Acres | 8.8 miles | 19 | |
| Valley Brook | 9.1 miles | 18 | |
| Smith Village | 11.0 miles | 18 |
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 Wheatland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q11258830 | 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 1100120. 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.








