Nowhere, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fort Cobb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73038. It stands on Punjo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Cobb Dam quadrangle. It stands 1,345 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Fort Cobb quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Fort Cobb Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Anadarko quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Nowhere between 1995 and 2020, burning about 2,357 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | TONKOWA |
| 5 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | ETHEL FIRE |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | BRUSHY KNOB |
| 7 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Anadarko Agency | COBBCREEK |
| 5 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | FAST RUNNER 1 |
| 31 August 2020 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Anadarko Agency | THOR BOLT |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | SWEET STEM |
| 2 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | YEAHQUO |
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 Nowhere: 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Cobb | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Albert | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Swan Lake | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Washita | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Apache Wye | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Three-Way Corner | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Carnegie | 9.4 miles | 8 | |
| Squaretop | 9.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Nowhere | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7066655 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1718738. 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.




