Four Mile Crossing, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Fort Sill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73503. It lies near Apache Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Fort Sill quadrangle.
On record in Four Mile Crossing
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.
Old Tower Twolisted 1974 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1946 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Fort Sill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Sill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Fort Sill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Four Mile Crossing between 1996 and 2020, burning about 8,614 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 7 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | MEDICINE |
| 12 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | SIGN |
| 10 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | SQUIRREL |
| 9 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge | MP GATE FIRE |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | 4-MILE RD. |
| 7 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | COMPLEX |
| 6 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | MCCRACKEN FIRE |
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 acres | Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge | FT SILL FIRE |
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 Four Mile Crossing: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatto Crossing | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Peachtree Crossing | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Grenade Crossing | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Artillery Village | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Ridley | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Corral Crossing | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Duhringe Pass | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Medicine Park | 4.2 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100426. 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.






