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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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 Muscogee quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1905 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Webbers Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Webbers Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Webbers Falls SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Gore quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
320 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 129 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | SNAKE CREEK |
| 24 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30550 |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Hill | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Aqua Park | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Blackgum | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Redbird Smith | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Notiechtown | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Box | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Evening Shade | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Gore Landing | 7.6 miles | 20 |
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.











