BlockDenver, Oklahoma
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Cleveland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73026. It stands on Dave Blue Creek. The Survey maps it on the Denver quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1893 USGS Norman quadrangle1:96000
- 1893 USGS Norman quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Purcell quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Norman quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Oklahoma City South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Denver between 2012 and 2018, burning about 9,099 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,954 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | NOBLE |
| 2 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | STOMP GROUNDS |
| 3 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 140 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | MARY LANE |
| 26 January 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Plains Regional Office | STOLEN CAR |
| 16 January 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | FOAM PLATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Denver: 5 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 | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1092049. 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.