Alden, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Carnegie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73015. The Survey maps it on the Alden quadrangle. It stands 1,480 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1950 USGS Saddle Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Alden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Saddle Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Alden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Alden between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,740 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 237 acres | Anadarko Agency | PLEASENT VIEW |
| 19 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | KAULITY |
| 7 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | ATTOCKINE |
| 3 August 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | HORSE |
| 25 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Anadarko Agency | CHALLEPAH |
| 23 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | S-10 |
| 22 August 2019 | Natural | 448 acres | Anadarko Agency | TURBINE |
| 13 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | EAST CACHE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Alden: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolese Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchetville | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Pine Ridge | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Boone | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Carnegie | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Broxton | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Cobb | 11.6 miles | 13 | |
| Apache | 12.9 miles | 11 | |
| Apache Wye | 13.0 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Alden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4713522 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100166. 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.





