Oketeyeconne, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Gaines census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39851. The Survey maps it on the Fort Gaines NE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Fort Gaines NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Oketeyeconne (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 431 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-CLAY-001 |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-5 |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CLAY-004 |
| 31 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Oketeyeconne (historical): 8 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deloach | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lipscomb Mines | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Gaines | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Pecan | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Jones Crossing | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Days Crossroads | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Watson Crossroads | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Bethel | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Moores Crossroads | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Ricks Place | 8.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 344832. 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.
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.




