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Prairie Hill, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73532. The Survey maps it on the Prairie Hill quadrangle.

Prairie Hill within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

3 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Prairie Hill: 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Dolomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gypsum ProspectGypsum-AnhydriteProspect
Republic PitGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Unknown Gypsum PitGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Marty4.8 miles8
Duke4.9 miles8
Creata5.2 miles8
Creta5.3 miles8
Victory6.9 miles9
Olustee7.2 miles9
Eldorado10.1 miles11
Welon11.2 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100761. 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.

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.