BlockMartin, Oklahoma
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Muskogee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74403. The Survey maps it on the Keefton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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 Keefeton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Keefeton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Keefeton SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Keefton quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Martin between 2006 and 2012, burning about 1,579 acres in total. None 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 197 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | STRETCH |
| 15 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40301 |
| 14 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 215 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | WARNER |
| 14 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 175 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40301 |
| 1 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 420 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | MCINTOSH ONE |
| 6 March 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30167 |
| 23 March 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30201 |
| 9 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 118 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | RED HOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Martin in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2017: 2 tornado, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed outbuildings, damaged the roofs of homes, and uprooted trees between the county line and the Muskogee Turnpike. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Martin | $20,000 | This tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees, damaged outbuildings, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Martin | $10,000 | A tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees, damaged the roofs of a couple homes, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 105 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keefton | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| McLain | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Warner | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hy 10 Landing | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Oktaha | 8.7 miles | 19 | |
| Braggs | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Summit | 9.1 miles | 18 | |
| Webbers Falls | 10.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100607. 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.
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.