BlockLittle Chief, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fairfax census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74637. It stands on Wild Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Burbank quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1932 USGS Fairfax quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Burbank quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Little Chief between 2000 and 2020, burning about 25,340 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Osage Agency | BURBANK |
| 18 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Osage Agency | DUCOTEY |
| 6 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Osage Agency | PASCHEN |
| 4 April 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Osage Agency | CLAPP |
| 19 April 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 32 acres | Osage Agency | REMINGTON RD |
| 18 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Osage Agency | LOTTA WIND |
| 8 March 2006 | Natural | 880 acres | Osage Agency | SARGECREEK |
| 5 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 59 acres | Osage Agency | LOVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Little Chief: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Industries Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little Chief in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2018: 2 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Little Chief | $2,000 | This tornado was reported to the NWS by multiple storm chasers. It remained over open country for much of its lifecycle, but an NWS storm survey team found a barn that received some roof damage as well as trees that had large limbs snapped by this tornado. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 75 to 85 mph. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Little Chief | $2,000 | This tornado remained over open country much of its life cycle but did snap two power poles. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this limited amount of damage, from which to make the assessment, was 85 to 95 mph. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Little Chief | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remington | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Strohm | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Burbank | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Carter Nine | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Fairfax | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Gray Horse | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Shidler | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Apperson | 8.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1094736. 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.
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.