BlockCreata, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73537. The Survey maps it on the Prairie Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 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 Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1971 USGS Prairie Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Altus quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Creata: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Dolomite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creta Deposit | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1962, 1966, 1975 | |
| Duke Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gypsum Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Oklahoma Stone Co Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | 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 Q122553724 | 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 1100332. 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.
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.