BlockPike City, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Healdton North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73481. The Survey maps it on the Cottonwood Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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 Addington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Cottonwood Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Pike City (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3,548 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | NAPA |
| 8 July 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 2 HOG HEAD |
| 9 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 500 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FOX GRAHAM |
| 8 April 2005 | Natural | 1,000 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CLEMSCOTT |
| 15 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 87 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FOXBRUSH |
| 27 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CADDO |
| 22 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,300 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | CONVICT HILL |
| 22 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FOX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pike City (historical): 1 past producer. 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Clemscott | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Old Scott | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Pruitt City | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Graham | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ratliff City | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pooleville | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Oil City | 7.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2376269. 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.