BlockHollow, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the North Craig census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74369. The Survey maps it on the Hollow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1901 USGS Vinita quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Vinita quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Hollow quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bartlesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Hollow in 2010, burning about 24 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | DOS VAQUEROS |
| 16 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | SOGGY DITCHES |
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 Hollow: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hollow in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 1996: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollow | $100 | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Hollow | - | Severe thunderstorms with large hail developed in north-central and northeast Oklahoma during the morning. Hail up to golfball-size covered the ground at Shamrock and Okesa. Golfball-size hail broke out car windows on Interstate 35 about 9 miles north of Perry. Golfball-size hail also fell 3 miles west of Ponca City and near Sparks. Numerous other locations in north-central and northeast Oklahoma received dime- to quarter-size hail. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Hollow | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Hollow | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollow | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banzet | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Rogers | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Cocklebur Flat | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Centralia | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Pyramid Corners | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Welch | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bluejacket | 12.2 miles | 14 | |
| Estella | 14.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100502. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.