BlockOil City, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Duncan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73533. The Survey maps it on the Nellie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1949 USGS Nellie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Nellie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nellie quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Nellie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Oil City between 1993 and 2017, burning about 521 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw National Recreation Area | PINAROC |
| 6 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | TERRITORY FIRE |
| 21 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BULLDOG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oil City: 5 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 | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Gas City | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Duncan | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Central High | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dixie Park | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Empire City | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Liberty | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Marlow | 7.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100688. 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.