BlockGaddy, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Shawnee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74801. It stands on South Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shawnee Reservoir quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1898 USGS Purcell quadrangle1:125000
- 1930 USGS McLoud 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 Shawnee Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Oklahoma City South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Gaddy between 2006 and 2019, burning about 985 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | ANCHOR FIRE |
| 4 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | COKER |
| 13 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | BENSON |
| 19 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | LEO |
| 11 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | FRANK MONDAY |
| 11 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | LOCO #2 |
| 3 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | LOCO |
| 18 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kickapoo Field Office | ACME |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gaddy: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Markwell Sand Co 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Acres | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Clarks Heights | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Shawnee | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Dale | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Shawnee Town (historical) | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Tecumseh | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hazel Dell | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pink | 8.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1093086. 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.