Oak Grove, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Quapaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74363. The Survey maps it on the Peoria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1907 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
202 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,474 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 71 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Miami Agency | WATSON |
| 27 September 2010 | Natural | 3.8 acres | Miami Agency | MATTCRAW |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Miami Agency | DEVILS |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Miami Agency | THIRD TIME |
| 31 August 2010 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Miami Agency | M & M |
| 31 August 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Miami Agency | WHAT U DO |
| 30 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Miami Agency | FOR SURE |
| 30 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, Emery. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Tripoli Division Pits | Emery | Producer | ||
| Crawford-Holder | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1922, 1924 | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Buckeye | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1925, 1929 | |
| George Vallier | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1912 | |
| John L | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1910, 1915 | |
| Lancaster Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1914, 1918 | |
| Sam Abrams and Ten Oclock | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1910, 1915 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lincolnville | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Eastside | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mills (historical) | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Five Mile | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Quapaw | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ottawa | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hockerville (historical) | 6.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1101906. 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.






