Wolco, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Barnsdall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74002. The Survey maps it on the Wolco quadrangle.
On record in Wolco
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.
- Wolverine Oil Company Drayage Barnlisted 1998 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1909 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Wolco quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
113 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Wolco between 2003 and 2020, burning about 20,415 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 24 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 | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Osage Agency | RASBERRY |
| 11 August 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Osage Agency | GLENN |
| 8 July 2013 | Natural | 10 acres | Osage Agency | OLD RAILROAD |
| 3 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Osage Agency | ALFRED |
| 9 April 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Osage Agency | HWY 11 |
| 5 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 145 acres | Osage Agency | BDALL |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Osage Agency | JOHNSTON |
| 5 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 293 acres | Osage Agency | GRAND FINALE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Wolco: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolco in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Hail | Wolco | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Wolco | - | This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado developed just west of the Osage/Washington County line, between the 2700 Road and the 2600 Road. It moved east-northeast, snapping large tree limbs near the county line. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 75 to 80 mph. The tornado continued into Washington County. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wolco | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wolco | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Wolco | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Wolco | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wolco | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolco | - | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122592474 | 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 1100948. 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.





