BlockMekko, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the McAlester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74501. The Survey maps it on the Lake McAlester quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1900 USGS Canadian quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Lake Mc Alester quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Mekko between 2001 and 2018, burning about 7,783 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 37 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | LOVE |
| 5 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Talihina Agency | BREWER FIRE |
| 5 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Talihina Agency | MITCHELL FIRE |
| 3 August 2006 | Natural | 60 acres | Talihina Agency | BURNT CHAIR |
| 3 August 2006 | Natural | 15 acres | Talihina Agency | BOAT RAMP |
| 17 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Talihina Agency | W KING |
| 4 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20078 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mekko: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mekko in 1 storm report in 2022: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mekko | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees, and blew the metal roof from the ODOT building. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North McAlester | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Bug Tussle | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| McAlester | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Reams | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Krebs | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Richville | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Massey Point | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Alderson | 7.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100625. 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.
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.