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One of 5 National Register listings published here for Okfuskee County · listed in 1993 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Weleetka Town Hall and Jail
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Jct. of OK 75 and Seminole, Weleetka, 74880
- When was it listed? March 1993
- Category. building
- Census division. Weleetka
- Architectural style. Romanesque Revival architecture
- National Register reference number. 93000156 - 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
102 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Weleetka Town Hall and Jail between 2004 and 2020, burning about 30,690 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 659 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | THREE HORSES |
| 6 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 24 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | COPPERHEAD |
| 3 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 189 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PHARAOH |
| 7 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 121 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | TURTLE MOUNTAIN |
| 12 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 540 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | CLEARVIEW |
| 8 March 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 380 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HARJ/SEALY |
| 6 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | LITTLE BRANCH |
| 6 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,221 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | DOUBLE HEADER |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Weleetka Town Hall and Jail: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
50 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weleetka, the town this property stands in, in 50 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 21 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Weleetka | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $100,000 | Numerous roads were flooded around Clearview and Weleetka. Homes were evacuated in Weleetka from rising flood waters. Roads and bridges were damaged by flooding in this area. A 69 year old female drowned inside her vehicle after driving into floodwaters along Alabama Creek south of Clearview. A 14 year old passenger escaped through the sunroof. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Weleetka | $50,000 | Heavy rain caused water to flow over several bridges on secondary roads. A few of the bridges were washed out. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged three houses. One house had parts of its roof taken off. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Weleetka | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Weleetka | $20,000 | A tornado damaged several barns, uprooted several trees, and removed shingles off of a couple homes. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Weleetka | $15,000 | This tornado uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged outbuildings as it moved east-southeast from west of Highway 75 to just east of the N 3890 Road, where it dissipated. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Weleetka | $10,000 | Heavy rain caused rural roads near to Weleetka to be flooded. At least one road was washed out. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $6,000 | A roof on a house was damaged, and numerous tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines and large tree limbs. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large trees. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $100 | Several tree limbs were blown down. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $100 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $100 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $100 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $100 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | $100 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | Several trees were uprooted by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Weleetka | - | Roads were flooded in and around Weleetka as well as other areas of southern Okfuskee County. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down tree limbs. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Weleetka | - | Heavy rains caused severe street flooding in and around Weleetka. Several roads were impassable. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Weleetka | - | Heavy rain caused water to flow over secondary roads between Weleetka and Pharoah. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Weleetka | - | Spotters reported a brief tornado touchdown between Weleetka and Pharoah. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| January 2002 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Weleetka | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weleetka | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Lincoln Trading Company | 5.1 miles | 2023 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000156 in Record Group 79. |
| Okfuskee County | All 5 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.