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Avery, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Northeast Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74023. The Survey maps it on the Cushing quadrangle.

Avery within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

7 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Avery between 2006 and 2019, burning about 48 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresPawnee AgencyLINWOOD
5 April 2014Debris and open burning7.5 acresKickapoo Field OfficeSCRAPPY
14 February 2019Misuse of fire by a minor11 acresSouthern Plains Regional OfficeRATTLESNAKE
6 October 2011Other causes5.0 acresKickapoo Field OfficeSONNY
6 January 2008Arson/incendiarism17 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeNITE OWL
26 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresPawnee AgencyTEXICO
18 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresPawnee AgencyPARKLAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Avery: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

8 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Avery in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2016: 6 hail, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2004Tornado (F0)Avery-Cushing emergency management reported this weak tornado. No known damage.
May 2003Tornado (F0)Avery-This brief, weak tornado was seen by spotters. No damage was reported.
April 2016HailAvery-no account filed
June 2011HailAvery-no account filed
April 2008HailAvery-no account filed
May 2008HailAvery-no account filed
May 2004HailAvery-no account filed
January 1996HailAvery-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lincoln County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wildhorse3.4 miles10
Soonerville5.4 miles10
Parkland5.7 miles10
South Village6.2 miles11
Agra6.4 miles10
Kendrick7.0 miles10
Stroud10.6 miles10
Tryon11.3 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1089770. 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.