BlockNichols, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Barnsdall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74002. It stands on Dog Thresher Creek. The Survey maps it on the Barnsdall 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.
- 1909 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Barnsdall quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
170 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Nichols between 2002 and 2020, burning about 26,774 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 43 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 | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Osage Agency | SQUIRREL |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Osage Agency | MOCCASIN |
| 5 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Osage Agency | BIG HOLE |
| 17 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Osage Agency | RASBERRY |
| 8 July 2013 | Natural | 10 acres | Osage Agency | OLD RAILROAD |
| 3 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Osage Agency | ALFRED |
| 9 April 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Osage Agency | HWY 11 |
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.5 acres | Osage Agency | WEBSTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Nichols: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 1763727. 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.