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Dawes, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Miami census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74354. It lies near Potato Hill. The Survey maps it on the Miami NW quadrangle.

Dawes within Ottawa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

5 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Dawes between 2003 and 2018, burning about 19 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
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 April 2003Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30502
15 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMiami AgencyMIAMI LONGHOUSE
12 March 2010Debris and open burning4.0 acresMiami AgencyPARK
31 January 2018Debris and open burning2.3 acresMiami AgencyCOMMERCE
22 January 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreMiami AgencyMIAMI

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ottawa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Dawes: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Zinc, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
VanpoolZinc, LeadPast Producer1919, 1925
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ottawa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dotyville4.6 miles14
Miami6.1 miles14
North Miami6.4 miles14
Narcissa6.5 miles14
Commerce7.2 miles14
Potter (historical)8.5 miles14
Douthat (historical)9.8 miles14
Cardin (historical)9.8 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100344. 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.