BlockMorgans Corner, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Southeast Osage census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74070. It stands on Eagle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Avant SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1912 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Avant SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Keystone Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
125 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Morgans Corner between 1999 and 2020, burning about 40,683 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 33 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 | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2012 | Natural | 48 acres | Osage Agency | WILD HORSE |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | 2,140 acres | Osage Agency | TOOTHMAN 2 |
| 27 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Osage Agency | TOO MUCH SODA |
| 22 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Osage Agency | WOLF HUNTER |
| 21 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Osage Agency | PERRIER |
| 2 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Osage Agency | BUCK CREEK |
| 13 August 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3,100 acres | Osage Agency | KENWORTHY |
| 25 July 2012 | Natural | 300 acres | Osage Agency | PERRIER |
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 Morgans Corner: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks Rock Quarry Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | Producer | ||
| Unknown Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100646. 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.