Catoosa

History

The Cherokee Nation controlled the region during the 19th century. After the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad laid tracks in the early 1880s, the community became a cow town, with the establishment of William Padilla and Ayden Alexander Bird Creek Ranch. In 1883, the Federal Government opened a post office here. On the evening of April 24, 1993, the town was struck by an F4 tornado. Seven people were left dead in the tornado's wake, with six of the fatalities at a truck stop and one in a trailer park. In the aftermath of the tornado, which caused an estimated $500,000 in damage, 100 National Guard troops were deployed by Governor David Walters.

Geography

Catoosa is located northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma in Rogers County, Oklahoma. This location provides mid-America river shipping access at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.14 percent is water. Catoosa has an inland seaport and the terminus of the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River Navigation System. The Port of Catoosa is one of the farthest inland seaports in the United States, linking Tulsa to the Arkansas River, the Mississippi River, and eventually to the Gulf of Mexico. Catoosa is linked by the South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad through Owasso to Tulsa and points north. Catoosa is located along historic Route 66.

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,393
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,203
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  6,947
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,269
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  6,249
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,954
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  5,856
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,813

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-09-11
  5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma
• M 2.7 — 2026-05-20
  5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma
• M 2.82 — 2024-03-23
  9 km SE of Foyil, Oklahoma
• M 2.56 — 2023-02-21
  2 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma
• M 2.78 — 2020-05-14
  2 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma
• M 2.59 — 2020-03-31
  4 km NE of Davenport, Oklahoma