BlockNorris, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Red Oak census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74563. It stands on Jefferson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leflore quadrangle.
On record in Norris
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Edwards Storelisted 1972 · 0.1 miles away- Edwards-Hardaway Homestead and Cemeterylisted 2021 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1900 USGS Winding Stair quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Winding Stair quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Leflore quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
239 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Norris between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,284 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 87 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 | 113 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 87 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20363 |
| 9 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 014 |
| 8 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 August 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20374 |
| 31 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20382 |
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 Norris: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkings Quarry | Flagstone | 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 1101562. 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.