Darwin, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Central Atoka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74523. The Survey maps it on the Darwin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Antlers quadrangle1:125000
- 1912 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1925 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Darwin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Darwin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,042 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 78 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10467 |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10334 |
| 27 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10548 |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10471 |
| 31 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10514 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Darwin: 1 past producer. 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Farris | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Old Farris | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Payton Crossing | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Boehler | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Crystal | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Negro Bend | 9.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lane | 11.6 miles | 17 |
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 Darwin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5225912 | 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 1100343. 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.









