BlockMicawber, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Paden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74860. It stands on Hilliby Creek. The Survey maps it on the Paden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1929 USGS Stroud quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Stroud quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Paden quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Micawber between 2005 and 2020, burning about 22,802 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 1.1 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | THUNDERSTRUCK |
| 5 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | DUMP |
| 16 July 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BAILEY |
| 9 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 170 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | TWILGHT ZONE |
| 8 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 800 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PETTIQUAH CREEK |
| 11 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | CHAPEL |
| 1 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 63 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | OIL FIELD |
| 7 March 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 142 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | WILD TRUST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Micawber: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Micawber in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 3 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Micawber | $150,000 | This tornado snapped and uprooted trees, and damaged several outbuildings. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Micawber | - | Storm chasers observed a tornado over open country for about six minutes. An NWS ground survey team was unable to find any damage from the tornado, mainly due to the fact the tornado was over terrain that was inaccessible by roads. Storm chaser photos and video did show some debris occasionally in the tornadic circulation, most likely from trees. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Micawber | - | A tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees. The maximum wind speed in the tornado based on this damage was 100 mph. |
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 1100632. 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.