BlockNolia, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the North Pushmataha census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74558. It stands on Davis Branch. The Survey maps it on the Nashoba quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Alikchi quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Nashoba quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
255 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Nolia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,464 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 95 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 | 95 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10585 |
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10368 |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10364 |
| 27 September 2006 | Natural | 12 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10547 |
| 27 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Nolia: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Unnamed Shale Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nolia in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2016: 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Nolia | $125,000 | This tornado destroyed a chicken house, destroyed an outbuilding, and snapped or uprooted trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Nolia | - | A tornado snapped the trunks of numerous trees and blew down large tree limbs. |
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 1100677. 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.