BlockFort Washita, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Durant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74701. It stands on Kansas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Little City quadrangle.
On record in Fort Washita
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fort WashitaNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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 Tishomingo quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Little City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Fort Washita between 2006 and 2014, burning about 377 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | COTTON ROAD |
| 14 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.2 acres | Chickasaw Agency | LINN |
| 26 March 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge | ROCK CREEK |
| 12 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | CHURCHROAD |
| 7 February 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge | MCADAMS |
| 28 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Chickasaw Agency | DEEP BRANCH |
| 20 February 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge | ROCK CREEK FIRE |
| 9 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 199 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Fort Washita: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madill Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100425. 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.