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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.

Four Mile Crossing within Comanche County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

69 since 1996

Regional 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/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use12
Debris and open burning10
Fireworks9
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Arson/incendiarism7
Natural5
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 1999Natural5.0 acresSouthern Plains Regional OfficeMEDICINE
12 September 2016Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresAnadarko AgencySIGN
10 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresSouthern Plains Regional OfficeSQUIRREL
9 August 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWichita Mountains National Wildlife RefugeMP GATE FIRE
8 August 2005Natural1.0 acresAnadarko Agency4-MILE RD.
7 August 2009Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresAnadarko AgencyCOMPLEX
6 August 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreAnadarko AgencyMCCRACKEN FIRE
6 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,500 acresWichita Mountains National Wildlife RefugeFT SILL FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Comanche County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitDolomite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitDolomite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitDolomite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitDolomite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Comanche County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Chatto Crossing3.1 miles16
Peachtree Crossing3.4 miles16
Grenade Crossing3.6 miles16
Artillery Village3.7 miles16
Ridley3.8 miles16
Corral Crossing3.8 miles16
Duhringe Pass3.8 miles16
Medicine Park4.2 miles22

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.