BlockKarma, Oklahoma
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Southeast Bryan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74741. The Survey maps it on the Yuba quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Wade quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Yuba quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Karma between 1998 and 2020, burning about 556 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | LAKE FANNIN |
| 21 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | N/A |
| 28 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE3 |
| 22 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IVANHOE |
| 22 July 1998 | Smoking | 25 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | DUPLEX |
| 15 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONTROL BURN |
| 3 May 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Karma: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan County Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1763552. 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.