Pumpkin Center, Oklahoma
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1978. It lies in ZIP code area 74434. The Survey maps it on the Braggs quadrangle. It stands 597 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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 Muscogee quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1905 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Webbers Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Webbers Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Braggs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Webbers Falls NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Pumpkin Center between 1992 and 2020, burning about 53,424 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 72 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 | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,900 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30480 |
| 11 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30350 |
| 24 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | PERSIMMON RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Pumpkin Center: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braggs | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Hy 10 Landing | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Fort Gibson | 8.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hyde Park | 10.8 miles | 18 | |
| Bacone | 11.9 miles | 18 | |
| Shopton | 12.2 miles | 19 | |
| McLain | 12.6 miles | 19 | |
| Grandview Heights | 12.7 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pumpkin Center | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7259842 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100769. 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.











