BlockMcMahon, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Perry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73077. The Survey maps it on the Black Bear quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Black Bear quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Enid quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of McMahon between 2000 and 2017, burning about 3,200 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 78 acres | Pawnee Agency | NEW MOON |
| 2 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 272 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ORLANDO |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 650 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | PERRY |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Pawnee Agency | JASON STEVENS |
| 3 October 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | PERRY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of McMahon: 18 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry North-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1946 | |
| Perry-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1946 | |
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bear | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Drace | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Perry | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Otoe | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Sumner | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gansel | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Petes Corner | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bills Corner | 9.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1763711. 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.