Markham, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Keystone Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74085. The Survey maps it on the Oilton quadrangle.
On record in Markham
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Markham School and Teacheragelisted 1982 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1929 USGS Yale quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Yale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Oilton quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Keystone Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Markham between 2006 and 2018, burning about 846 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | MATTIE EAGLECHIEF |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | UNDERWOOD |
| 26 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pawnee Agency | LAWSON RD |
| 21 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | BFOT |
| 21 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Pawnee Agency | RIVER CAMP |
| 2 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | FORMAN |
| 11 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pawnee Agency | WHIPE |
| 8 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Pawnee Agency | CHAPMAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Markham: 4 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 Sand 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 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Markham in 2 storm reports in 2022: 1 flash flood, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oilton | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Player | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pemeta | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Frey | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Drumright | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Silver City | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Olive | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lawrence Creek | 9.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100605. 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.





