BlockHope, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Marlow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73055. The Survey maps it on the Hope quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1902 USGS Rush Springs quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Marlow quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Marlow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Marlow SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hope quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pauls Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Hope between 2006 and 2008, burning about 1,432 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Chickasaw Agency | ROAD SCRATCH |
| 25 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | TUCKER |
| 25 February 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,400 acres | Chickasaw Agency | JUMP MASTER |
| 13 February 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.6 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HOT WIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hope: 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bray | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Marlow | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Oklahoma Hills | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Duncan | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dixie Park | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Harrisburg | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Liberty | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| Velma | 11.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100505. 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.