Potter, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Quapaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74354. It stands on Lytle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Picher 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
7 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.
- 1907 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Picher quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Potter (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,124 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 40 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 | 55 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Miami Agency | SNAKE PIT |
| 29 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Miami Agency | TOMLISON |
| 29 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Miami Agency | TURKEY RUN |
| 22 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Miami Agency | VINE |
| 19 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Miami Agency | HOSS |
| 1 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Miami Agency | PIUS |
| 31 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Miami Agency | FISHERS |
| 29 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Miami Agency | CRAWFISH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 126 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 126 workings within 5 miles of Potter (historical): 111 past producers, 12 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Mill & Semple | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Epperson Pit and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Humble Sand Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bingham Sand & Gravel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blue Goose | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bryan Chat Company Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dale Epersons Trucking Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eagle-Picher Mining Co Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Earnie Graham Chat Co Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardin (historical) | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Douthat (historical) | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Commerce | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Picher (historical) | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| North Miami | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Zincville (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Quapaw | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hockerville (historical) | 5.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100758. 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.






