BlockCarlton, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Canton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73772. The Survey maps it on the Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Fairview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Carlton between 1996 and 2020, burning about 601 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/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Concho Field Office | CARLETON |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Concho Field Office | HAIGLER #2 |
| 25 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Concho Field Office | BAREFOOT |
| 6 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Concho Field Office | RUBY |
| 5 July 2012 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Concho Field Office | WALKER |
| 4 July 2013 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Concho Field Office | TYRONE |
| 1 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | BIRDSHEAD |
| 8 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Concho Field Office | BROWN |
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 Carlton: 23 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Pumice, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcanic Ash Prospect | Pumice, Bentonite | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Volcanic Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Volcanic Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Volcanic Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Southard Mine & Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100263. 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.