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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.

Matoaka within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

48 since 2002

Regional 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 burning15
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Arson/incendiarism8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
31 August 2014Power generation/transmission/distribution80 acresOsage AgencyJ. HUGHS
9 July 2013Smokingunder an acreOsage AgencyBED
9 April 2010Debris and open burning128 acresOsage AgencyTHUNDERBIRD
9 April 2002Debris and open burning160 acresOsage AgencyHUGHES
8 April 2017Debris and open burning1,150 acresOsage AgencyROBERT
8 April 2009Arson/incendiarism594 acresOsage AgencyHUGHES
8 April 2002Debris and open burning123 acresOsage AgencyLAMB
4 April 2006Debris and open burning40 acresOsage AgencyHUHGES 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Bartlesville Smelter/RefineryZinc, Cadmium, Sulfur, Sulfuric AcidPlant
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bartlesville4.7 miles18
Ochelata5.4 miles17
Hogshooter6.7 miles16
Oglesby7.4 miles16
Dewey8.4 miles17
Ramona10.6 miles17
Copan15.4 miles17
Vera16.7 miles19

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.