BlockFame, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Eufaula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74432. The Survey maps it on the Stidham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1900 USGS Canadian quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Stidham quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Fame between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,607 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20138 |
| 17 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20114 |
| 19 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | DUTCH HILL |
| 11 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BRUSH HILL |
| 10 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | VIVIAN LANE |
| 29 February 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | WENTZEL |
| 21 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.6 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | FAME BRANCH 2 |
| 18 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | FAME BRANCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fame: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fame in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2017: 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Fame | $25,000 | This tornado destroyed an outbuilding, damaged a home, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Fame | - | A brief tornado developed over Eufaula Lake. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Fame | - | The McIntosh County Sheriff's office reported numerous roads across the county closed due to flooding. Roads around Texanna were impassable. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stidham | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Brush Hill | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Carters Corner | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Onapa | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Eufaula | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Vivian | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Pierce | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lenna | 6.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100405. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.