Alikchi, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Wright City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74764. The Survey maps it on the Alikchi quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1901 USGS Alikchi quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Alikchi quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
288 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 288 fires within 5 miles of Alikchi between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,863 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 151 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 151 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10547 |
| 8 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Talihina Agency | RUFE |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Talihina Agency | DAY |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10229 |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | SE252 |
| 6 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Alikchi: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alikchi in 2 storm reports in 2008: 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Alikchi | - | Quarter to half dollar sized hail fell at a residence. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Alikchi | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ringold | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Rufe | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Mound Grove | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Slim | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Wright City | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Felker | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Doaksville (historical) | 8.8 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122590789 | 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 1100168. 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.
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.







