BlockBefore

White Oak, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Vinita West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74301. The Survey maps it on the White Oak quadrangle. 208 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 770 feet above sea level.

White Oak within Craig County

Population over time

2 figures

White Oak fell from 263 to 208 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
2010263
2020208-55 (-21%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

8 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of White Oak between 2009 and 2018, burning about 1,964 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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/incendiarism4
Natural2
Debris and open burning2

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
7 March 2018Arson/incendiarism43 acresCherokee Nation TribeWHITE OAK
19 March 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresCherokee Nation TribeDUMP FIRE
20 February 2009Arson/incendiarism660 acresCherokee Nation TribeNE 40302
19 February 2010Naturalunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeKEYSTONE
9 October 2010Debris and open burning23 acresCherokee Nation TribeSPARTAN
9 October 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeBRUSHCOAT
30 January 2014Arson/incendiarism1,200 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
3 January 2011Natural37 acresCherokee Nation TribeSUNSWEET

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Craig 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 White Oak: 3 past producers. 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 Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Craig County

Storms near this place

45 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Oak in 45 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 28 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 10 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2011Flash FloodWhite Oak10 hurtNumerous roads were flooded and closed north of Vinita. At least ten motorists were rescued by emergency personnel in the flood waters and at least 20 homes were evacuated due to rising flood water. The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Vinita measured 7.48 inches of rain in five hours during this event.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak$109,000Thunderstorm wind resulted in at least $109,000 in damage to the utility infrastructure across the county during this severe thunderstorm.
May 2001HailWhite Oak$100,000no account filed
May 2019Flash FloodWhite Oak$50,000Homes and businesses were flooded.
May 2020HailWhite Oak$20,000Hail larger than golf ball size damaged vehicles and homes.
April 2016Tornado (EF0)White Oak$20,000This tornado uprooted trees and damaged outbuildings. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 70 to 80 mph.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak$15,000Strong thunderstorm outflow wind damaged a barn, blew down several trees, and damaged power poles.
May 2017HailWhite Oak$15,000no account filed
May 2017HailWhite Oak$10,000no account filed
May 2017HailWhite Oak$5,000no account filed
May 2017HailWhite Oak$5,000no account filed
May 2017HailWhite Oak$5,000no account filed
April 2006Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several power poles and damaged a railroad crossing signal.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak$500A roof was blown off of an outbuilding.
September 2019Flash FloodWhite Oak-Portions of several roads around White Oak were flooded.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees northwest of White Oak on Highway 60.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak-A large tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm wind.
August 2013Flash FloodWhite Oak-Numerous rural roads were under water. One swift water rescue was necessary.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees and large tree limbs down.
March 2015HailWhite Oak-no account filed
August 2012HailWhite Oak-no account filed
May 2011HailWhite Oak-no account filed
April 2009HailWhite Oak-no account filed
May 2009HailWhite Oak-no account filed
March 2008HailWhite Oak-no account filed
April 2006HailWhite Oak-no account filed
April 2006Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak-no account filed
May 2003HailWhite Oak-no account filed
December 2002HailWhite Oak-no account filed
May 2001HailWhite Oak-no account filed
August 1999HailWhite Oak-no account filed
April 1998HailWhite Oak-no account filed
December 1997HailWhite Oak-no account filed
December 1997HailWhite Oak-no account filed
November 1997HailWhite Oak-no account filed
May 1996HailWhite Oak-no account filed
May 1996HailWhite Oak-no account filed
May 1996HailWhite Oak-no account filed
May 1996HailWhite Oak-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak-no account filed
July 1994Tornado (F0)White Oak-no account filed
July 1994HailWhite Oak-no account filed
May 1993HailWhite Oak-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Craig 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
Sunsweet4.1 miles15
Estella4.6 miles15
Vinita6.0 miles14
Bowlin Spring6.0 miles16
Big Cabin6.1 miles14
Cornatzar8.4 miles14
Kelso10.1 miles14
Okoee11.4 miles14

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 White OakAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3475007The 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 1099704. 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.