Built in 1907. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Skullyville County Jail, located west of Panama in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.”
Wikipedia article Skullyville County Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Le Flore County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1907.
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 57 fires within 5 miles of Skullyville County Jail between 1992 and 2017, burning about 886 acres in total. 1 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20419 |
| 1 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 75 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20416 |
| 8 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Skullyville County Jail: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Panama, the town this property stands in, in 98 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 40 thunderstorm wind, 38 hail, 15 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Hail | Panama | $100,000 | Baseball size hail damaged roofs of buildings and vehicles. The largest of the stones was spotty. Otherwise more damage would have occurred. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $35,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree, and blew down many power poles and power lines. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a mobile home over. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Panama | $25,000 | Lightning started a few fires in the Panama area around midday. A small storage shed was struck and burned. Another bolt of lightning struck the roof of a two story house. The roof and the upper floor of the house sustained severe damage. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a house. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew a portion of the roof off a house. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees, one fell onto a house. Power lines were also blown down. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $15,000 | The roof was blown off of a home near the power plant. In town, fences were blown over and marquee signs were pushed into the streets. At least 15 power poles were blown down throughout the Kiamichi Electric Cooperative's service area. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew power lines down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew power lines down. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down in Panama. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a strip of siding off the post office. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Panama | $500 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Panama | - | A home southwest of Panama was evacuated due to rising flood waters. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 2:30 pm CDT on May 1st. The river crested at 35.42 feet at 12:45 am CDT on the 3rd, resulting in moderate flooding. Agricultural land was flooded from Panama to Arkoma, and some local and county roads were impassable. The river fell below flood stage at 11:30 am CDT on the 4th. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 7:30 pm CST on February 23rd. The river crested at 35.50 feet at 11:30 am CST on the 25th, resulting in moderate flooding. Some agricultural land was flooded and portions of county roads were impassable. The river fell below flood stage at 7:45 pm CST on the 26th. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 2:00 pm CDT on August 15th. The river crested at 36.33 feet at 1:45 pm CDT on the 16th, resulting in moderate flooding. Some agricultural land was flooded and portions of county roads were impassable. The river fell below flood stage at 8:00 pm CDT on the 17th. |
| December 2018 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 8:30 am CST on December 27th. The river crested at 34.80 feet at 8:45 am CST on the 28th, resulting in moderate flooding. Some agricultural land was flooded and portions of county roads were impassable. The river fell below flood stage at 11:30 am CST on the 29th. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| January 2012 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 3:45 pm CST on January 25th. The river crested at 34.81 feet at 6:45 pm CST on the 26th, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 9:15 pm CST on the 27th. |
| March 2012 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 11:30 am CDT on March 20th. The river crested at 36.43 feet at 4:15 pm CDT on the 21st, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 10:45 am CDT on the 23rd. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree across Highway 59. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | A storm spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts to 65 mph. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 5:45 am CDT on May 2nd. The river crested at 35.94 feet at 2:30 pm CDT on the 3rd, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 2:15 am CDT on the 5th. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Emergency management estimated 60 mph wind gusts with thunderstorms. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 5:00 am CDT on April 25th. The river crested at 39.36 feet at 11:00 am CDT on the 26th, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 1:00 pm CDT on the 28th. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Panama | - | Several roads in and around town were flooded. County Road 1275 was flooded and closed east of town. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 7 pm CDT on the 2nd. The river crested at 35.32 feet at 2 am on the 4th, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 5 pm CDT on the 5th. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 11:45 a.m. CDT on October 9th. The river crested at 35.29 feet at 11:00 a.m. CDT on the 10th, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 7:00 p.m. CDT on the 11th. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 1215 am CDT on the 6th. The river crested at 34.49 feet at 430 am CDT on the 7th, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 930 am CDT on the 8th. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | An emergency manager estimated 60 mile an hour wind gusts from a thunderstorm. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 9:49 am cdt on April 10th. The river crested at 40.16 feet at 9:00 pm cdt on April 11th. This crest classified the flood as a moderate flood. The river fell below its flood stage at 10:00 pm cdt on April 16th. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 5:45 pm cdt on the 3rd. The river crested at 34.65 feet at 7:30 pm cdt on the 4th. This crest classified the flood as moderate. The river fell below its flood stage at 1 am cdt on the 6th. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 8:15 a.m. cst on March 3rd. The river crested at 37.93 feet at 11:00 a.m. cst on March 4th. A crest at this level is considered a moderate flood. The river fell below its flood stage at 8:00 a.m. cst on March 6th. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Panama | - | The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 6:00 p.m. cdt on March 18th. The river crested at 42.84 feet at 2:00 a.m. cdt on March 20th. This crest classified the flood as a major flood. The river fell below its flood stage at 10:00 p.m. cdt on March 24th. Nearly 20,000 acres of farmland were flooded and several county roads crossing the river were impassable. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated to 60 mph blew down large tree limbs. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | The broadcast media measured a 63 mile an hour thunderstorm wind gust. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous trees. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2005 | Flash Flood | Panama | - | Major flooding was reported in and around town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down. |
| April 1999 | Flash Flood | Panama | - | Several streets in Panama were closed due to street flooding. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Panama | - | Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of May 7th. Widespread wind damage occurred in the city of Tulsa between 2005CST and 2030CST. Numerous homes, businesses, and vehicles in Tulsa were damaged by the winds, and numerous trees, power lines, fences, and signs were blown down throughout the city. Winds were estimated at 70 miles an hour at the National Weather Service Office in Tulsa. Lightning also started several house fires in the city of Tulsa. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged 50 to 60 mobile homes at the Riverbend Trailer Park two miles north of Bixby, and one resident of the park was injured. 2 mobile homes were damaged by strong winds four miles south of Glenpool, and several mobile homes were blown over five miles east of Big Cabin. Several trees and power poles were also blown down five miles east of Big Cabin. Strong thunderstorm winds in Pryor blew gas pumps over and blew part of the roof off a Circle K store. A barn was blown down two miles south of Afton, and strong winds damaged a barn roof in Cookson. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down power poles in Haskell, and power poles and telephone poles were blown down by strong winds just west of Coweta. Numerous trees, power lines, and signs were blown down in Bartlesville, and trees, power lines, and transformers were blown down in Bristow. Power lines and two trees were blown down one mile west of Bernice, and power lines were blown down across a road just northwest of Grove. Trees were blown down across a road three miles north of Jay, and a large tree was blown down onto State Highway 80 two miles north- northeast of Fort Gibson. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Pawnee, in Terlton, in Paden, five miles south of Pawhuska, in Okmulgee, in Hanna, in Stidham, in Vivian, near Bernice, eight miles north of Grove, and five miles north northwest of Sallisaw. Sixty mile an hour winds blew trees down in Claremore, and strong winds blew down large tree limbs in Wann, in Tahlequah, and in Canadian. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 miles an hour in Picher and to 60 miles an hour in Foraker, in Sand Springs, and 10 miles west of Jay. Half-dollar-size hail fell four miles south of Glenpool, and quarter-size hail fell two miles west of Talihina. Dime to nickel-size hail fell at numerous other locations in eastern Oklahoma. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Panama | - | Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed in southwestern Oklahoma during the afternoon hours on the 29th and moved eastward into central and eastern Oklahoma during the evening and nighttime hours. Four weak tornadoes occurred in Oklahoma with this outbreak of severe weather. An F0 tornado occurred 2 miles west of Elk City and knocked down power poles and power lines. An F0 tornado briefly touched down in an open field in extreme southeast Tillman County 6 miles southeast of Grandfield, with no damage reported. The third tornado had the longest path of the four. This tornado traveled along a 5-mile path from 4 miles east of Alex to 3 miles west of Criner. The tornado was narrowrow (35 yards wide) and produced mainly F0 damage with a small area of F1 damage in McClain County. The fourth tornado developed after midnight in Lincoln County and moved into Okfuskee County along its 4.5-mile path from two miles southeast of Prague to 2.5 miles west-southwest of Paden. The tornado was an F1 and averaged 100 yards in width. The tornado rolled an abandoned bus 75 feet to the east-southeast and lifted a camper trailer 75 feet to the north. The tornado also tossed an 18-foot horse trailer into a barn, demolishing both structures. The tornado produced an estimated $250,000 in damage. Large hail also accompanied many of the storms. Softball-size hail was reported in Texola and near Sayre. Baseball-size hail fell shortly before 2200 CST and then again after 2300 CST in Waurika. The large hail in combination with strong winds and flash flooding caused between $250,000 and $500,000 in damage in Waurika. Numerous other locations in southwest Oklahoma received quarter- to golfball-size hail. Strong winds also caused widespread damage throughout southwest, central, and eastern Oklahoma. During the evening hours, a very small but intense microburst destroyed a building in Verden. Damage was estimated at $45,000. Strong thunderstorm winds near 70 mph blew out windows at several businesses in Frederick and blew a portion of the roof off the Frederick Middle School. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down a power line near Hammon, and winds estimated at between 70 and 80 mph occurred near Granite. In Dover, a downburst produced winds estimated at 60 mph which destroyed a mobile home, downed a power pole and some trees and broke off numerous tree limbs up to 10 inches in diameter. In Okmulgee County, severe thunderstorm winds during the early morning hours of the 30th blew an unoccupied mobile home over 5 miles to the west of Beggs. Strong winds in Alex broke off tree limbs, downed several power poles, and tore part of a roof off of a house. High winds from a thunderstorm, severely damaged a sheet metal barn and blew down trees 2 miles south-southeast of Prague. Winds from severe thunderstorms blew down numerous trees along a path from 2 miles southeast of Prague to 4 miles east of Prague. Strong winds downed trees 5 miles south of Randlett. Widespread flash flooding was reported with these storms. High water in Waurika flooded three homes. One home which was not occupied had about a foot of water flowing through it. A few other homes in Waurika were sandbagged to help keep flood waters out. In Cotton County, water was flowing over Highway 36 south of Route 70, over a road 1 to 2 miles south of Randlett, and over a roadway 3 miles south and 0.5 mile west of Devol during the evening hours of the 29th. Near Comanche travel was reduced to one lane due to water covering Highway 81. In Jefferson County, high water covered Highway 81 about 2 miles north of Addington. Lightning strikes also caused damage during these storms. A home in Shattuck was struck by lightning. The fire resulting from the lightning damaged electronic equipment and started a grass fire in the backyard of the home. A fire from a lightning strike destroyed a trailer 2 miles west of Comanche. A lightning strike to a home 6 miles north of Waurika resulted in minor damage. In Quinton, lightning struck and killed several cattle. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Panama | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Panama | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Hail | Panama | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Panama | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Panama | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panama | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Panama | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Point School | 4.3 miles | 1988 | |
 | Trahern's Station | 6.1 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80004286 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Le Flore County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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