Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
“The First Oil Well in Oklahoma was drilled in 1885 in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, though it was not completed until 1888.”
Wikipedia article First Oil Well in Oklahoma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 17 National Register listings published here for Atoka County · listed in 1972 · 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 7 fires within 5 miles of First Oil Well in Oklahoma between 1996 and 2020, burning about 407 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | WAPANUCKA |
| 2 March 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BIRCHCREEK |
| 1 March 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WARDSCHURC |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | STANDING ROCK |
| 19 February 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | GOLFCOURSE |
| 25 November 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 39 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of First Oil Well in Oklahoma: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pits | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggy Depot Site | 6.6 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72001053 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Atoka County | All 17 listed properties in this county. |
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