BlockBelzoni, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Finley-Rattan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74523. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rattan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rattan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
313 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 313 fires within 5 miles of Belzoni between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,137 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 121 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 | 121 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 75 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10552 |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Talihina Agency | RATTAN |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10527 |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 530 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | THE LANDING STRIP FIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10527 |
| 27 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10580 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Belzoni: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idabel Stone Co Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Choctaw Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| William Labor Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belzoni in 1 storm report in 2015: 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Belzoni | - | Highway 3 was closed east of Antlers at the Kiamichi River due to high water. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100205. 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.