BlockHalley, Oklahoma
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the McAlester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74501. It stands on Bull Creek. The Survey maps it on the Savanna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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 Mc Alester quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1898 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Savanna quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1991 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Halley between 1993 and 2019, burning about 2,150 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Talihina Agency | BENT RIM |
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 70 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20107 |
| 21 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20126 |
| 18 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20055 |
| 25 March 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Halley: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Sand & Moon Sand Strip | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jenson Sand Co Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mcconnell Const Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rice Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1763742. 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.