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Oakridge, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It lies in ZIP code area 74132. The Survey maps it on the Sapulpa North quadrangle.

Oakridge within Tulsa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

4 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Oakridge between 2005 and 2011, burning about 218 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined1
Natural1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 August 2006Naturalunder an acreOkmulgee Field OfficeCOTTON WOOD
6 April 2011Arson/incendiarism175 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry40304
12 December 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeHILTON
25 November 2005Debris and open burning40 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeROSKO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulsa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Oakridge: 20 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Plant No.3SilicaProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Anchor Concrete Co Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Arkansas No.1 Dredge and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chandler Materials Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chandler Materials Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tulsa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Oakhurst1.5 miles14
Carbondale1.6 miles14
Red Fork2.2 miles14
Garden City3.0 miles14
Kengle4.3 miles16
Gray4.5 miles16
West Tulsa4.5 miles16
Price4.5 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1096158. 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.