BlockLake Creek, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Granite census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73547. The Survey maps it on the Lake Creek 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.
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Retrop quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Lake Creek quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lake Creek: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Clay. 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 Clay Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Chapel Rose Quarry No 2 | Granite | Producer | ||
| Regal Red | Granite | Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Willis-Pellow Granite Co Quarry | Granite | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Creek in 1 storm report in 2003: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Creek | $10,000 | Three barns sustained damage. One barn received significant damage while two power poles, a shed, and a large tree were also damaged. |
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 1100560. 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.
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.