BlockBethel, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Southeast Comanche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73501. It stands on Armstrong Creek. The Survey maps it on the Letitia quadrangle. It stands 1,129 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.
- 1949 USGS Nellie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Letitia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nellie quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Letitia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Bethel between 2008 and 2019, burning about 793 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Anadarko Agency | BEAVER VIEW RD |
| 12 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | BETHEL |
| 6 July 2013 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | BIG BEAVER CREEK |
| 3 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | BEAVER CREEK |
| 28 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 59 acres | Anadarko Agency | COOMBS ROAD |
| 21 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Anadarko Agency | TEN FIRE |
| 31 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | DEERSKIN FIRE |
| 29 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Anadarko Agency | PATIO FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Bethel: 27 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letitia | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Coxs Corner | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sterling | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lawton | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sneed Acres | 12.6 miles | 16 | |
| Kiowa and Commanche Agency (historical) | 12.6 miles | 13 | |
| Corral Crossing | 12.7 miles | 16 | |
| Grenade Crossing | 12.9 miles | 16 |
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 Bethel | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4897812 | 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 1100208. 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.