BlockLawrence, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the South Central Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74843. It lies near Chimney Hill. The Survey maps it on the Ahloso quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ahloso quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Lawrence between 1996 and 2014, burning about 1,772 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | OLD TRACTOR |
| 2 August 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | E.HWY1 FIR |
| 26 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Chickasaw Agency | QUARRY |
| 25 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 1570 |
| 24 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FITZ TWINS |
| 21 July 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | DERAILMENT |
| 17 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Chickasaw Agency | RAM JACK |
| 17 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CO.RD.1610 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Lawrence: 26 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Unnamed Sand & Shale Pits | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Shale Pits | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | 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 1094534. 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.