BlockOleta, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Finley-Rattan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74562. It stands on South Branch Frazier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spencerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 Alikchi quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
289 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of Oleta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,026 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 100 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 100 |
| Debris and open burning | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10552 |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Talihina Agency | RATTAN |
| 8 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 170 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SOBOL |
| 7 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 107 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Oleta: 1 producer, 1 past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Four Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oleta in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2011: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oleta | $10,000 | Strong winds damaged a trailer home. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oleta | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous trees and power lines between Oleta and Sobol. One home was also damaged by the wind. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oleta | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. |
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 1100696. 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.