Zafra, Oklahoma
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the South Le Flore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74957. It stands on Murry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Zafra quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Potter quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Zafra quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
193 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 193 fires within 5 miles of Zafra between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,318 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 119 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 | 119 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10230 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 850 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20231 |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10457 |
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.8 acres | Talihina Agency | BEER JOINT |
| 26 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 180 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Zafra: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zafra in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2014: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zafra | $100 | Several trees and large tree limbs blown down |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zafra | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Zafra | - | A brief tornado developed over open country. The tornado resulted in no known damage. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Zafra | - | A tornado developed and remained over open country, which was inaccessible by roads. The tornado resulted in no known damage. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zafra | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zafra | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Zafra | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Zafra | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Zafra | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Zafra | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zafra | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1102751. 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.









