BlockOld Bliss, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Noble census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74644. It lies near Spindle Top Hill. The Survey maps it on the Marland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Marland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ponca City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Old Bliss between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,344 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 10 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | LIGHTNING |
| 26 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | ACRE |
| 22 August 2012 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | MYSTERY |
| 17 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Pawnee Agency | BURN PIT |
| 23 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | BLUE ELK WEST |
| 18 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.2 acres | Pawnee Agency | 292 BLUE ELK |
| 26 June 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Pawnee Agency | PONCA TRIBAL |
| 24 June 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Pawnee Agency | INDIAN BABY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Old Bliss: 18 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Sandstone Pit | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
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.
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 Old Bliss | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7083492 | 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 1100693. 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.