BlockKiersey, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Durant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74701. The Survey maps it on the Durant North quadrangle. It stands 748 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1899 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Durant North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Kiersey between 2006 and 2007, burning about 1,752 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | NORTH FORTY |
| 11 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.6 acres | Chickasaw Agency | ORCHARD RD |
| 10 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Chickasaw Agency | NORTH MEAD |
| 1 July 2006 | Natural | 1.4 acres | Chickasaw Agency | GOGGINS |
| 24 February 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,680 acres | Chickasaw Agency | SILO CAMP |
| 30 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Talihina Agency | JUNIPERORC |
| 29 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Talihina Agency | TANDYWALKR |
| 29 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Talihina Agency | CRESTVIEW |
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 Kiersey: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Wikipedia article on Kiersey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14708562 | 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 1094371. 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.