BlockMount Zion, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Valliant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74736. The Survey maps it on the Millerton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1951 USGS Millerton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Mount Zion between 1993 and 2018, burning about 714 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10368 |
| 6 June 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 81 |
| 7 April 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Talihina Agency | 81 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Mount Zion: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Hill | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Millerton | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Garvin | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Valliant | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Iron Stob Corner | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Doaksville (historical) | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Felker | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Wright City | 8.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100651. 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.