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Drake, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Murray census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73086. The Survey maps it on the Sulphur South quadrangle.

Drake within Murray County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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

27 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Drake between 1993 and 2011, burning about 637 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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
Debris and open burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism5
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony3
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
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaHARDEN
9 August 2010Naturalunder an acreChickasaw National Recreation AreaCEDAR BLUE 9
5 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaGODDARD EAST
30 August 1993Debris and open burning2.8 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaHARDENWEST
26 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaBUCKSTITCH
2 August 1994Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaTRACTOR
16 August 1994Debris and open burning3.0 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaSTEPHENS
11 July 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaMILLCREEK1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Murray County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Drake: 16 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand 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 Limestone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Murray 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
Nebo2.5 miles14
Crusher5.3 miles17
Dougherty5.6 miles17
Sulphur7.6 miles13
Rayford8.0 miles17
Falls Creek Assembly8.7 miles17
Scullin9.6 miles13
Winrock Farms10.0 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100365. 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.