Wybark, Oklahoma
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Muskogee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74403. It stands on Verdigris River. The Survey maps it on the Northeast Muskogee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1901 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1905 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Wagoner quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Wagoner quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Wagoner SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Northeast Muskogee quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Wybark between 1993 and 2017, burning about 498 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30377 |
| 1 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40307 |
| 5 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40301 |
| 26 February 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30087 |
| 26 December 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 31049 |
| 26 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 357 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Wybark: 6 producers, 5 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Arkhola #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Arkhola Mine #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Arkhola Roberts Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cherokee Co Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Arkola Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clay Davault Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Frank Livingston Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sinor Sand Co Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wybark in 1 storm report in 2013: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Wybark | $25,000 | This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado damaged a center-pivot irrigation system, snapped large tree limbs, damaged a permanent home, and damaged barns. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 80 to 85 mph. This tornado moved into Wagoner County and dissipated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Bacone | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Gibson | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Muskogee | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Shopton | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| West Muskogee | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Grandview Heights | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Creek Agency (historical) | 7.7 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.
| Wikidata item Q122540317 | 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 1100951. 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.











