Williams, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Cameron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74932. The Survey maps it on the Spiro quadrangle.
On record in Williams
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Williams Schoollisted 1988 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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 Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Spiro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Williams between 1993 and 2017, burning about 387 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20429 |
| 27 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20374 |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20364 |
| 14 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20474 |
| 13 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20421 |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20417 |
| 22 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Williams: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rock Island Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williams in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Williams | - | This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed south of Williams Road and west of Green Road, where a few trees were uprooted and large tree limbs were snapped. It moved northeast and crossed Poker Bend Road, where a tree was blown down and large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado continued northeast across Highway 112, then turned more east as it crossed into Arkansas west of Bonanza. The tornado was weak between Highway 112 and the Sebastian County line. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Tahona | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Rock Island | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Pocola | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Coal Creek | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Skullyville | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Shady Point | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hill | 6.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1099838. 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.







