Yonkers, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Wagoner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74352. It stands on Big Hollow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rocky Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1896 USGS Pryor quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Pryor quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Rocky Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Yonkers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,117 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 69 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 | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | MONK LOG |
| 24 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Yonkers: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yonkers in 3 storm reports between 1995 and 2013: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. One fell onto a mobile home in the White Horn Cove area. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Yonkers | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorn Cove | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Rocky Point | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Leliaetta | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Toppers | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Taylor Ferry | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Wagoner | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Neodesha | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Mallard Bay | 13.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100955. 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.






