Middle Boggy Battlefield Site and Confederate Cemetery

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

From the record

One of 17 National Register listings published here for Atoka County · listed in 1972 · category: Site.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
Address. 1 mi. N of Atoka, Atoka, 74525
When was it listed? April 1972
Category. site
Census division. Central Atoka
National Register reference number. 72001051 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

39 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Middle Boggy Battlefield Site and Confederate Cemetery between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3,822 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	16
Arson/incendiarism	12
Debris and open burning	4
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Natural	3
Recreation and ceremony	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
7 September 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	320 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	10539
24 September 2013	Debris and open burning	50 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
7 August 2011	Arson/incendiarism	40 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	10430
3 August 2005	Natural	10 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	10340
17 August 2000	Recreation and ceremony	2.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
6 July 2010	Equipment and vehicle use	10 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	10115
25 July 2006	Debris and open burning	25 acres	Talihina Agency	BRANGUS
29 May 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	10222

Every fire recorded in Atoka County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Middle Boggy Battlefield Site and Confederate Cemetery: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone 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

Every working recorded in Atoka County

Storms near this property

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atoka, the town this property stands in, in 91 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 37 hail, 35 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 4 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 2005	Lightning	Atoka	$200,000	A home was struck by lightning in the early morning hours causing a fire. The lightning struck a dryer vent in the roof which sparked an electrical fire in an inside wall that spread to the attic. It was estimated that half the house was completely burned with the rest of the home sustaining some damage.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$150,000	Several trees were uprooted and downed. One tree fell on a car while another fell on a house heavily damaging it. Numerous tree limbs and some power lines were also downed. Several businesses had windows knocked out and sustained roof damage. A few sheds also lost roofs.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$50,000	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$35,000	An unoccupied mobile home was rolled over along with numerous trees and power lines downed.
April 2002	Tornado (F1)	Atoka	$30,000	This tornado, witnessed by at least one local citizen, formed on the west side of Atoka and moved three miles before dissipating on the north side of Atoka. Damage was sustained to hangar doors at a local airport. A boat inside the hangar was blown outside. A travel trailer was blown over, and damage was sustained to stands at a baseball park.
May 2025	Flash Flood	Atoka	$25,000	Two houses were evacuated due to rising floodwaters near the intersection of 5th Street and South Adams Street. A relayed image shows floodwaters entering at least one of these houses. The event time is approximate and likely occurred towards the end of the listed time frame.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$20,000	Multiple structures with varying degrees of roof damage. A large brick building had a partial roof collapse. Time is radar estimated.
April 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Atoka	$20,000	Another area of damage occurred south of the large tornado that devastated Tushka. This tornado damaged numerous trees and power lines. Monetary damages were estimated.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$20,000	A large tree fell through the roof of a home. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$15,000	Reports of a tree on a house on E 1ST. Additional reports of multiple power poles down or broken.
August 1999	Lightning	Atoka	$15,000	no account filed
July 2005	Flash Flood	Atoka	$10,000	Strong to severe thunderstorms moved over Atoka County in southeastern Oklahoma, and dumped heavy rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches during a 48-hour period ending at 6:00 am CST on July 5. Most of the heavy rain fell from 12:00 am CST to 6:00 am CST on July 5, and although the area had been suffering through drought conditions, and soil moisture conditions were dry, the rapid runoff produced flash flooding in Atoka County during the early morning hours of July 5. At 2:40 am CST on July 5, an Atoka County law enforcement official reported that an underpass on a local road had flooded in the city of Atoka, and a car had been stranded in the floodwaters.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$5,000	Report of trees and power lines down in the city of Atoka. Several other reports of tree damage and power lines downed across the county.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$5,000	Several tree limbs were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$5,000	no account filed
February 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$2,500	Several trees and power lines were downed.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$1,000	Several large trees were downed.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$500	Small trees were blown down.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$500	Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$500	Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$70	Several tree limbs were downed.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	$10	Tree limbs were downed.
March 2026	Hail	Atoka	-	Images were relayed via NWSChat. The location is approximate.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	A few trees were blown down in and near Atoka. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations.
May 2025	Flash Flood	Atoka	-	Relayed images show significant roadway flooding along West 6th Street due to water rise from a nearby creek. The event time is approximate.
June 2025	Tornado (EF0)	Atoka	-	A television storm chaser observed a tornado to the west-northwest of Atoka. The beginning location of this tornado is estimated, but emergency management officials reported damage to tree branches near the end of the tornado's path near Atoka Lake.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	A personal weather station observation.
September 2025	Hail	Atoka	-	The report was relayed by emergency management.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	Minor tree damage, including multiple small (<3-inch diameter) tree branches blown down, around the community of Atoka. Time is radar estimated.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	Estimated wind gust.
May 2024	Hail	Atoka	-	MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (0940-0950 LST) to report time.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	Numerous large tree limbs blown down throughout the community of Atoka. Time is radar estimated.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	Windows blown out at a business with some road signs downed as well.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	Tree downed on a carport.
March 2016	Hail	Atoka	-	No damage was reported.
March 2016	Hail	Atoka	-	No damage was reported.
May 2016	Tornado (EF1)	Atoka	-	The tornado moved back into Atoka County crossing Division Street near EW-177 Road after moving across southeastern Coal County. More tree damage was observed along Division Street and North Coal Creek Road before the tornado dissipated just east of North Coal Creek Road.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Atoka	-	Streets covered with up to two feet of water.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Atoka	-	Flood waters up to two feet deep on several area roads.
May 2013	Flash Flood	Atoka	-	Flooding and road closures reported at the 900 block of W 6th St. and the 700 block of E 6th St. No damage was reported.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	The wind gust was measured at the Atoka Airport.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Atoka	-	Numerous county roads across the county were closed due to high water.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Atoka	-	Several city streets were closed due to high water. Many county roads were also closed.
April 2006	Flood	Atoka	-	Heavy rains in a 24 hour period on April 28-29 produced heavy runoff that resulted in riverine flooding in southeastern Oklahoma. Minor rural flooding occurred along Clear Boggy Creek in Atoka county on April 29-May 1 after the Clear Boggy Creek basin received rainfall amounts of 2.5 to 4+ inches. The Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, OK crested at 20.5 feet, 1.5 feet above flood stage, at 2:00 pm CST on April 29, and remained above flood stage from 9:30 am CST on April 29 to 3:00 am CST on May 1. In addition, moderate rises were also observed on the Blue River and Muddy Boggy Creek in southeastern Oklahoma during this period.
May 2006	Flash Flood	Atoka	-	At 810 pm CST, a report from the public indicated that numerous streets were inundated by high water in the city of Atoka in Atoka County.
May 2006	Flood	Atoka	-	Riverine flooding of the Clear Boggy Creek in Atoka county began during the morning hours of April 29. The flooding finally fell below flood stage at 0300 CST on May 1.
November 2004	Flash Flood	Atoka	-	Atoka County officials reported that floodwaters from Muddy Boggy Creek had inundated some local roads just north of the city of Atoka.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	Severe thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at up to 74 mph by local officials. Damage in Atoka was extensive. The severe winds partially unroofed the elementary school gymnasium and scattered debris across a neighboring playground. The roof was also torn off the high school gymnasium. A large tree was uprooted and toppled onto a car and porch roof. Other large trees and power lines were downed throughout town.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Atoka	-	Severe thunderstorm winds downed large trees.
April 2022	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
April 2022	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
May 2020	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
March 2016	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
April 2016	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
May 2015	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
March 2012	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
March 2012	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
October 2011	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed
March 2008	Hail	Atoka	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Atoka County

Newspapers printed here

22 digitised pages

1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 3 issues, 22 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

Newspaper	Published
The Branding Iron	1884

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Atoka Armory	0.8 miles	1988
Indian Citizen Building	1.0 miles	1979
Masonic Temple	1.0 miles	1980
Old Atoka State Bank	1.1 miles	1980
Claud Collier Chevrolet & Buick Company	1.1 miles	2023
First Methodist Church Building	1.1 miles	1980

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 72001051 in Record Group 79.
Atoka County	All 17 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.