BlockEngland, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Stilwell West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74960. It lies near Walkingstick Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Christie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1898 USGS Tahlequah quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Tahlequah quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1905 USGS Tahlequah quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Christie quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
374 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 374 fires within 5 miles of England between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,080 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 156 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 | 156 |
| Debris and open burning | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Smoking | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30461 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30475 |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of England: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addilee Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Davidson Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peavine | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Peavine | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Marietta | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Stony Point | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sanders | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Baron | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Fairfield | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Whitmire | 4.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100392. 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.