BlockIndian City, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Anadarko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73005. The Survey maps it on the Anadarko East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1945 USGS Anadarko quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Anadarko East quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Anadarko quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Indian City between 1998 and 2020, burning about 3,077 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | MASON |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | STELLA-ELLIS-907 |
| 8 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | DUMBO |
| 7 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | AUDO- CRASH |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | TURN PIKE RD. |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | CRUMBINE |
| 3 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | TONKAWA HILLS |
| 18 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | GRAFITTI BRIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Indian City: 4 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 Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122548335 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100523. 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.