BlockMcGee, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Stratford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74872. The Survey maps it on the Stratford 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.
- 1901 USGS Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Stratford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of McGee between 2004 and 2011, burning about 150 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CANADA |
| 8 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | ISABELLE SMITH |
| 7 April 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.1 acres | Chickasaw Agency | GREIN |
| 27 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HOOTEN |
| 24 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WEST GARR |
| 5 January 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 1500 RD #3 |
| 11 January 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Chickasaw Agency | DRY CREEK HATTER |
| 11 January 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | 3440 #2 |
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 McGee: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Flagstone. 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 Sandstone Pit | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Volcanic Ash Prospect | Pumice | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100616. 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.