Niles, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Walnut census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73047. The Survey maps it on the Hinton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Binger quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Hinton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Anadarko quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Niles between 2006 and 2020, burning about 4,656 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 53 acres | Anadarko Agency | WHITEBEAD |
| 30 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Concho Field Office | CEDAR LAKE 3 |
| 19 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | WHITEBEAD-2 |
| 15 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 710 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | RENO RD. FIRE |
| 6 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 67 acres | Anadarko Agency | MAYBERRY RFD |
| 3 March 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 160 acres | Anadarko Agency | HWY. 37 |
| 14 March 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | 3,000 acres | Concho Field Office | STRONG |
| 9 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Anadarko Agency | WOLF |
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 Niles: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Niles in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2008: 16 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2006 | Hail | Niles | - | One inch diameter hail (quarter size) was reported near Niles by a storm chaser working with KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Niles | - | Hail was reported covering ground. |
| January 2008 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
| March 1994 | Hail | Niles | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Scott | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Karns | 13.2 miles | 14 | |
| Calumet | 13.6 miles | 15 | |
| Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency (historical) | 15.7 miles | 15 | |
| Powers | 16.1 miles | 14 | |
| Union City | 16.9 miles | 14 | |
| El Reno | 17.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100674. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




