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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.

Mills within Ottawa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

291 since 1992

Regional 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 burning85
Missing data/not specified/undetermined66
Natural65
Arson/incendiarism53
Equipment and vehicle use14
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreMiami AgencyWATSON
30 September 2000Arson/incendiarism50 acresMiami AgencySNAKE PIT
29 September 2010Naturalunder an acreMiami AgencyTURKEY RUN
27 September 2010Natural3.8 acresMiami AgencyMATTCRAW
19 September 2000Arson/incendiarism25 acresMiami AgencyDEVILS
16 September 2000Debris and open burning2.1 acresMiami AgencyTHIRD TIME
13 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCherokee County166
31 August 2010Debris and open burning1.3 acresMiami AgencyFISHERS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ottawa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 89 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Wade MineZincPast Producer1920, 1926
Central Mill & SempleStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Epperson Pit and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bingham Sand & Gravel Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bryan Chat Company Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Humble SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kunshek Chat Company Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Miami Ready Mix Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Baxter SpringsLead, ZincPast Producer
Blue Diamond MineLead, ZincPast Producer1920, 1925

Every working recorded in Ottawa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lincolnville1.6 miles14
Quapaw1.7 miles14
Hockerville (historical)2.2 miles14
Zincville (historical)3.1 miles14
Five Mile3.7 miles14
Picher (historical)4.1 miles14
Douthat (historical)4.1 miles14
Oak Grove4.2 miles14

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.