BlockPost Oak, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 73463. It stands on Coon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Healdton SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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 Ardmore quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1918 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Healdton SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Post Oak between 2005 and 2011, burning about 8,535 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 46 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WALNUT BAYOU |
| 14 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | ALMOST |
| 14 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.5 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BULL RUN |
| 11 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 95 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WATER |
| 28 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | MA PA |
| 9 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 8,000 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BRUSHY MOUNTAIN FIRE |
| 31 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Chickasaw Agency | GRAY FIRE |
| 22 March 2005 | Natural | 18 acres | Chickasaw Agency | LOVE |
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 Post Oak: 2 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 |
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 1100757. 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.