Karns, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Canadian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73040. The Survey maps it on the Fort Reno SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1893 USGS Darlington quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fort Reno quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Fort Reno quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Fort Reno quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Fort Reno quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Reno SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Watonga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Karns between 1997 and 2017, burning about 998 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Concho Field Office | GEARY |
| 12 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Concho Field Office | BARR |
| 5 July 1998 | Fireworks | 8.0 acres | Concho Field Office | POWDER |
| 29 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Concho Field Office | LONGNECK |
| 20 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 240 acres | Concho Field Office | CACTUS |
| 2 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Concho Field Office | LIZARD |
| 18 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Concho Field Office | ROCK |
| 1 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Concho Field Office | WALNUT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Karns: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geary Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Karns in 7 storm reports between 1994 and 1997: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karns | $1,500 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karns | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Karns | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Karns | - | no account filed |
| February 1995 | Hail | Karns | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Karns | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Karns | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency (historical) | 11.4 miles | 15 | |
| Concho | 12.2 miles | 13 | |
| Niles | 13.2 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar Lake | 13.7 miles | 9 | |
| Okarche | 14.9 miles | 12 | |
| El Reno | 15.6 miles | 13 | |
| Scott | 17.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100543. 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.








