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Drace, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Perry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73077. It stands on Elm Creek. The Survey maps it on the Black Bear quadrangle.

Drace within Noble County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 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

4 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Drace between 2000 and 2017, burning about 2,280 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
3 March 2017Arson/incendiarism78 acresPawnee AgencyNEW MOON
3 March 2010Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresPawnee AgencyJOY RIDE
27 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,200 acresPawnee AgencyJASON STEVENS
3 October 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,000 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryPERRY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Noble County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Drace: 22 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Perry North-1CopperOccurrence1946
Unknown Sand PitClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayProducer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Noble 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
Black Bear0.7 miles9
McMahon2.7 miles9
Otoe3.2 miles9
Sumner4.7 miles10
Perry5.6 miles9
Petes Corner6.4 miles10
Bills Corner8.1 miles10
Red Rock8.3 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1763712. 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.