Matoaka, Oklahoma
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bartlesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74051. It stands on Rice Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bartlesville South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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 Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Bartlesville South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Bartlesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Matoaka between 2002 and 2020, burning about 24,292 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 80 acres | Osage Agency | J. HUGHS |
| 9 July 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Osage Agency | BED |
| 9 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 128 acres | Osage Agency | THUNDERBIRD |
| 9 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 160 acres | Osage Agency | HUGHES |
| 8 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1,150 acres | Osage Agency | ROBERT |
| 8 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 594 acres | Osage Agency | HUGHES |
| 8 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 123 acres | Osage Agency | LAMB |
| 4 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Osage Agency | HUHGES 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Matoaka: 10 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Cadmium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Bartlesville Smelter/Refinery | Zinc, Cadmium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Plant | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | 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 | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlesville | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Ochelata | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hogshooter | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Oglesby | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Dewey | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ramona | 10.6 miles | 17 | |
| Copan | 15.4 miles | 17 | |
| Vera | 16.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100610. 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.






