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Linder Bend, Oklahoma

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Vian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74435. It lies near Merford Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Gore quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Linder Bend within Sequoyah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

320 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 320 fires within 5 miles of Linder Bend (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,473 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 129 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/incendiarism129
Missing data/not specified/undetermined83
Debris and open burning64
Equipment and vehicle use11
Natural11
Recreation and ceremony9
Smoking8
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2000Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
7 September 2000Debris and open burning4.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
7 September 1998Natural1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
27 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
24 September 2012Other causes1.0 acresCherokee Nation TribeSNAKE CREEK
24 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
21 September 2005Debris and open burning3.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30550
2 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sequoyah County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Linder Bend (historical): 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Sequoyah County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Paradise Hill1.5 miles19
Aqua Park2.0 miles20
Blackgum2.8 miles20
Redbird Smith4.1 miles20
Notiechtown4.3 miles20
Box4.4 miles20
Evening Shade5.8 miles20
Gore Landing7.6 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1804180. 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.