BlockPike, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the West Love census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73430. It stands on Simon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Burneyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1902 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Burneyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Pike between 2006 and 2009, burning about 3,270 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Chickasaw Agency | OSWALT |
| 8 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PHIL GREEN |
| 19 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | OSWALT |
| 28 February 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.8 acres | Chickasaw Agency | OSWALT EAST |
| 28 February 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 70 acres | Chickasaw Agency | OSWALT WEST |
| 26 February 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,940 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | PIKE FIRE |
| 8 November 2008 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Chickasaw Agency | EASTMAN |
| 24 November 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 778 acres | Chickasaw Agency | LONG HOLLOW |
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 Pike: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100738. 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.