BlockFelker, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Valliant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74764. It stands on Little White Oak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wright City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1901 USGS Alikchi quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Wright City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
295 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 295 fires within 5 miles of Felker between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,620 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 157 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 | 157 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10547 |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 0446 |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10229 |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Felker: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doaksville (historical) | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Wright City | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mound Grove | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Valliant | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Slim | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Millerton | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Plainview | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Mount Zion | 7.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100409. 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.