Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“Cole Chapel School is a historic school in Hartshorne, Oklahoma. It was built in 1936 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.”
Wikipedia article Cole Chapel School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Pittsburg County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
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 398 fires within 5 miles of Cole Chapel School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,664 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 137 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 | 137 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 133 |
| Debris and open burning | 76 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20468 |
| 5 September 2002 | Smoking | 3.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20387 |
| 3 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20219 |
| 29 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20383 |
| 28 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 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 Cole Chapel School: 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartshorne, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 14 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 5 injuries. 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 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Hartshorne | 5 hurt, $250,000 | An F1 tornado touched down north of Hartshorne and lifted 2 miles later northeast of Hartshorne.The tornado destroyed five mobile homes and a frame house. The roofs of four other homes were damaged. The tornado also uprooted large trees and downed power lines. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Hartshorne | $200,000 | A tornado destroyed mobile homes, severely damaged permanent homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, destroyed barns and outbuildings, and blew down power poles and power lines. This tornado continued into Latimer County. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartshorne | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged the roof of an industrial business and the roofs of a few homes. Numerous large tree limbs also were blown down. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Hartshorne | $10,000 | Portions of several roads were flooded. A swift water rescue was conducted when a vehicle was stranded in the flood water. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartshorne | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour damage the roof of a business. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Hartshorne | $500 | An F1 tornado touched down briefly near the Pittsburg/Pushmataha County line along OK Hwy 43. The tornado crossed the county line in an unpopulated area, causing only tree damage. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartshorne | $500 | Numerous tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartshorne | $100 | Several 6 to 8-inch tree limbs were blown down in Hartshorne. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Hartshorne | - | Highway 63 was closed due to high water between Bache Road and Haileyville. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Hartshorne | - | Heavy rain caused roads in and near Hartshorne to be impassible due to high water. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartshorne | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartshorne | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Hartshorne | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused nearly a foot of water to flow over rural roads in the vicinity of Hartshorne. |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Hartshorne | - | There was street flooding in Hartshorne. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | ,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds |
| May 2025 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| December 2003 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Hartshorne | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Saints Cyril and Methodius Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church | 4.6 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001411 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pittsburg County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
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