Oklaunion, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Harrold-Oklaunion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76373. The Survey maps it on the Oklaunion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Davidson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Oklaunion quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Oklaunion between 2008 and 2018, burning about 3,761 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 287/OKLAUNION |
| 24 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 18109 |
| 6 June 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OKLAUNION RR TRACKS |
| 5 June 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHEAT WEST OF BUG |
| 25 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 287/CR 109 |
| 24 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 287 OKLAUNION #2 |
| 24 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 287 OKLAUNION |
| 23 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1763 FREELING FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
42 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oklaunion in 42 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 22 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Oklaunion | $50,000 | This tornado formed 1.5 miles southeast of Oklaunion on the south side of Highway 287 with information of its existence coming from a Doppler-On-Wheels chase team, but was later confirmed by descriptions of damage from the Oklaunion Fire Department. One tied down mobile home on the north side of Highway 287 was ripped up by the wind and strewn over a half mile area. The base of the mobile home was picked up and placed against the side of a barn 20 feet to its east. Three large barns had roof and wall damage, and one barn had several two by fours stuck sideways into its east-facing wall. Two grain storage bins had their roofs blown off, and the foundation of one bin was moved about 18 inches. One shed was damaged, and another was blown away. Also, a driver traveling on Highway 287 pulled over to the side of the road to wait out the storm and had a two by four blown through the back window. Although this tornado was rated F1, most damage is consistent with F0 damage. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | $5,000 | A swath of strong thunderstorm wind damage occurred northeast of Oklaunion. Tree and house damage was noted on county road 117 N just north of US-287, near US-287 and county road 128 E, and along FM-1763. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | $2,050 | A shed was blown into an adjacent field, along with many large tree limbs downed. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | $1,000 | An old cotton gin was picked up and tossed 100 feet onto Highway 287. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | $50 | Several tree limbs were downed. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Oklaunion | - | A tornado was observed and videotaped by a storm chaser, and was estimated to have occurred approximately 3 to 4 miles south-southwest of Oklaunion. No damage was reported. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Oklaunion | - | FM 370 was closed due to water over road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | - | Minor structural damage occurred to a building. Power line damage was also reported. Monetary damages were not available. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Oklaunion | - | A storm chaser east of Davidson OK observed and photographed a partially rain-wrapped tornado to his south-southwest, estimated to be just south of the Red River in far northeastern Wilbarger County Texas. This tornado produced no known damage. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | Hail was observed near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 433 and 2897. |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Oklaunion | - | A small tornado (F0) touched down in a field for less than one minute. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Oklaunion | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hinds | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Vernon | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Harrold | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Grayback | 9.7 miles | 7 | |
| Rock Crossing | 10.2 miles | 7 | |
| Midway Crossing | 12.1 miles | 7 | |
| Lockett | 12.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1364380. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.
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.



