BlockNorth Pole, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Broken Bow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74728. It stands on Gibbs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Golden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1902 USGS Lukfata quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Golden quadrangle1:62500, 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
- 1982 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
823 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 823 fires within 5 miles of North Pole between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,570 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 400 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 | 400 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 288 |
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Talihina Agency | LONGBRANCH |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | 50 |
| 7 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | 74 |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | SE472 |
| 5 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10524 |
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 North Pole: 2 past producers. None of them 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glover | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Golden | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Hill | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wright City | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Steel Junction | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hochatown | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Holly Creek | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Broken Bow | 9.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100678. 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.