BlockCoxs Corner, 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 73507. The Survey maps it on the Sterling quadrangle.
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 Nellie quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Coxs Corner between 2002 and 2019, burning about 2,475 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | BETHEL |
| 3 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | BEAVER CREEK |
| 21 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Anadarko Agency | TEN FIRE |
| 4 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Anadarko Agency | BUSHMAN |
| 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 |
| 1 March 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | BETHEL RD. |
| 28 February 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | STUCK BALE |
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 Coxs Corner: 7 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 |
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 | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sterling | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Corral Crossing | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Grenade Crossing | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sneed Acres | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Peachtree Crossing | 9.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lawton | 9.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100330. 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.