BlockGerlach, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Woodward census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73801. The Survey maps it on the Woodward quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Gerlach between 2014 and 2019, burning about 13,175 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13,072 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | WOODWARD |
| 18 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 103 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 41 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Gerlach: 9 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Bentonite, Pumice, Bentonite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonite Prospect | Pumice, Bentonite | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | 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 1100445. 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.