BlockCobalt Junction, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wilson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73456. The Survey maps it on the Ringling quadrangle.
On record in Cobalt Junction
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Zaneis School Teacher's Dormitorylisted 1985 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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 Addington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Ringling quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Cobalt Junction between 2000 and 2019, burning about 1,794 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Chickasaw Agency | SANTA FE ROAD |
| 17 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BERMUDA |
| 8 March 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 85 acres | Chickasaw Agency | ROCK BARN |
| 24 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 6.1 acres | Chickasaw Agency | COLBALT JUNCTION |
| 20 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 404 acres | Chickasaw Agency | MCCLESKY |
| 20 March 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.6 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BABY PRAM |
| 19 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.2 acres | Chickasaw Agency | NO SHOW |
| 3 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Chickasaw Agency | RUSTY DISPOSAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Cobalt Junction: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone, 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 Sand Pit | Flagstone, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone 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.
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 Q17986572 | 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 1100306. 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.