Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
“Union Mission Site is a historic site of a church mission and school about 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Mazie, Oklahoma.”
Wikipedia article Union Mission Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Mayes County · listed in 1971 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Union Mission Site between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,567 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 34 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30347 |
| 26 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30586 |
| 24 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Union Mission Site: 3 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mazie, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 4 flash flood. 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew off the roof of building along Highway 69. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Mazie | $50,000 | A F1 tornado touched down just northeast of Mazie and lasted until it lifted just east of Murphy. Much of the path contained of F0 damage consisting of roof damage to a home, a broken window in a home and damage to outbuildings. F1 damage occurred near the Neosho River where a mobile home was overturned and several large trees were snapped off. |
| August 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Mazie | $30,000 | This tornado apparently developed near the S425 Road, just north of the E650 Road where large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado moved northeast and damaged a barn on the W640 Road, and damaged or destroyed outbuildings on the W630 Road. Large tree limbs were snapped as the tornado continued to move northeast, apparently dissipating north of the W620 Road and east of the S429 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind rolled a mobile home. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Mazie | $15,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Mazie | $2,000 | This F1 tornado originally formed in extreme southeast Rogers County and then moved east into extreme southwest Mayes County before lifting 2.5 miles southwest of Mazie. This tornado produced tree damage in a mostly rural area. While the tornado reached its widest point of 200 yards in Rogers County, the tornado was about 75 yards at its widest in Mayes County. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph in Mazie. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 65 mph were estimated by storm spotters. |
| March 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Mazie | - | Storm chasers and storm spotters saw a brief tornado. Some debris was seen in the air under a tapered funnel cloud. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Mazie | - | EW Road 630 was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 mph were measured by emergency management personnel. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Mazie | - | Storm chasers photographed a tornado over open country. No known damage resulted from this tornado. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Mazie | - | Storm chasers photographed a brief tornado over open country. No known damage resulted from this tornado. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Mazie | - | Storm chasers photographed a brief tornado over open country. No known damage resulted from this tornado. |
| April 2013 | Flash Flood | Mazie | - | Portions of Highway 69 were flooded near the Mayes and Wagoner County line. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Mazie | - | A truck was stranded in high water. |
| April 2013 | Flash Flood | Mazie | - | A section of Highway 69 near Mazie was temporarily closed due to high water over the roadway. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Mazie | - | Heavy rain caused numerous county roads to be flooded across the southern part of Mayes County. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazie | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers and Merchants Bank | 4.9 miles | 1983 | |
| Territorial Commercial District | 5.3 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 71000668 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mayes County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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