BlockOlive, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Colbert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74730. The Survey maps it on the Durant South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Durant quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Durant South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Olive in 2006, burning about 453 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 acres | Chickasaw Agency | JACK RABBIT |
| 21 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BATES FIRE |
| 11 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.6 acres | Chickasaw Agency | ORCHARD RD |
| 5 February 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Talihina Agency | SILO |
| 28 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 345 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | CALERA RAILROAD |
| 30 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | RAILROAD FIRE |
| 30 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Talihina Agency | JUNIPERORC |
| 25 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | CHUCKS4WAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Olive: 9 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 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100697. 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.