Mills, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Quapaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74363. The Survey maps it on the Picher quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1907 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Picher quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
291 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 291 fires within 5 miles of Mills (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,214 acres in total. 65 started naturally. 53 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 | 85 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 66 |
| Natural | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Miami Agency | WATSON |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Miami Agency | SNAKE PIT |
| 29 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Miami Agency | TURKEY RUN |
| 27 September 2010 | Natural | 3.8 acres | Miami Agency | MATTCRAW |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Miami Agency | DEVILS |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Miami Agency | THIRD TIME |
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Cherokee County | 166 |
| 31 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Miami Agency | FISHERS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 89 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 89 workings within 5 miles of Mills (historical): 81 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1920, 1926 | |
| Central Mill & Semple | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Epperson Pit and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bingham Sand & Gravel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bryan Chat Company Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Humble Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kunshek Chat Company Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miami Ready Mix Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Baxter Springs | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Diamond Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1920, 1925 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnville | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Quapaw | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Hockerville (historical) | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Zincville (historical) | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Five Mile | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Picher (historical) | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Douthat (historical) | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1763739. 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.






