BlockOakman, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Ada census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74820. The Survey maps it on the Francis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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 Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Francis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
96 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Oakman between 1996 and 2020, burning about 3,687 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 21 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 | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | LAMBERT |
| 10 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | MATTHEWS |
| 9 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WILLIE |
| 6 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | ELECTRIC BOX |
| 31 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FULKERSON |
| 23 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 38 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BRIT LOOP |
| 20 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WOODBROOK #2 |
| 2 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PARKS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Oakman: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Materals Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakman in 1 storm report in 1999: 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1999 | Lightning | Oakman | $25,000 | Lightning struck two oil tank batteries, igniting a fire. |
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 1096156. 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.