Whitefield, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the West Haskell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74472. It stands on Emachaya Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stigler West quadrangle. 371 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 561 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresWhitefield grew from 231 to 371 between 2000 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 231 | |
| 2010 | 391 | +160 (+69%) |
| 2020 | 371 | -20 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1900 USGS Sansbois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Sans Bois quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Sans Bois quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Sansbois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Stigler West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Whitefield between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2,485 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 19 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 burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | EC388 |
| 8 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Talihina Agency | EC20092A |
| 8 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20409 |
| 31 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Whitefield: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H & C Sand Co Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone & Shale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone & Shale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pits | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitefield in 31 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | $350,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Whitefield | $50,000 | Portions of Highways 82 and 31 were flooded, as were a number of county roads, resulting in closures. Numerous vehicles were stranded in the flood water. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorms redeveloped in eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of November 4th. Several barn roofs were damaged and large tree limbs were downed by strong thunderstorm winds just west of Whitefield, and a large tree limb was downed 5 miles south of Broken Arrow. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour 7 miles southwest of Skiatook, 2 miles northwest of Coweta, and at Featherston. Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of 51st Street South and Yale Avenue in the city of Tulsa. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Whitefield | $15,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and destroyed a few outbuildings. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew tree limbs and power lines down. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | $100 | A large tree was blown down north of Whitefield on the Haskell/Muskogee county line. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | $100 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Stigler measured thunderstorm wind gusts up to 61 mph. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Stigler measured thunderstorm wind gusts up to 67 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Stigler measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Stigler measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Stigler measured 69 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Stigler measured thunderstorm wind gusts up to 61 mph. |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Stigler measured 64 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Whitefield | - | Numerous roads were flooded in and around Whitefield. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Stigler measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to near 60 mph were estimated by the media along with dime size hail. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Whitefield | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Whitefield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyt | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Hughart | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Stigler | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Enterprise | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lafayette | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Kinta | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Lewisville | 9.4 miles | 17 | |
| Sans Bois | 9.5 miles | 13 |
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 Whitefield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2380417 | 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 1099723. 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.









