BlockFrom the record
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Pittsburg County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Choate Cabin
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 2nd and Walnut Sts., Indianola, 74442
- When was it listed? October 1979
- Category. building
- Census division. North Central Pittsburg
- National Register reference number. 79002019 - 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
108 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Choate Cabin between 1996 and 2020, burning about 7,460 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 60 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #19 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA # 20 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #18 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #17 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #16 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #13 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #6 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #21 |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Choate Cabin: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
24 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Indianola, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 14 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Tornado (F3) | Indianola | 1 hurt, $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Indianola | $150,000 | The Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office reported Highway 113 between Canadian and Indianola flooded, as well as Highway 69 in the Canadian area. Numerous other roads in the northern portion of the county were closed due to flooding. Some of those roads, along with tin horns and even a bridge, were washed out. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, destroyed several outbuildings, and damaged the roofs of homes. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of several homes, destroyed several outbuildings, and blew down trees. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Indianola | $30,000 | Hail larger than golf ball size damaged homes and vehicles. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of several homes. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianola | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Indianola | - | no account filed |
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
1 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Jail and Livery Stable | 6.7 miles | 1980 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002019 in Record Group 79. |
| Pittsburg County | All 32 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.