BlockFowler, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Meeker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74851. The Survey maps it on the Luther SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1909 USGS Luther quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Luther SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Oklahoma City North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Fowler between 2005 and 2019, burning about 615 acres in total. None 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 | 16 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 September 2010 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | HUT |
| 6 July 2011 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | POP |
| 3 July 2011 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | 3 SPOT |
| 29 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | GOLDEN HIGH |
| 17 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | HAZEL |
| 1 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | KICKAPOO |
| 19 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | LAGOON 2 |
| 6 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | KICKAPOO CASINO 4 |
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 Fowler: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Sandstone Pit | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100427. 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.