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Ralph, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Clinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73601. The Survey maps it on the Stafford quadrangle.

Ralph within Custer County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 10 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.

Fires near this place

27 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Ralph between 2000 and 2020, burning about 332 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use6
Fireworks6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2000Debris and open burning32 acresConcho Field OfficeCOLONY
30 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreConcho Field OfficeCLINTON 2
2 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use15 acresConcho Field OfficeJANCY
5 July 2013Fireworks6.0 acresConcho Field OfficeFINALE
5 July 2008Fireworksunder an acreConcho Field OfficeLUCKY STAR
4 July 2001Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresConcho Field OfficeORPHAN
3 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresConcho Field OfficeTURTLE CREEK
3 July 2018Fireworksunder an acreConcho Field OfficeCLINTON FIREWORKS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Custer County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Ralph: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Acme Brick Company Shale PitClayProducer
Acme Brick Company Shale Pit/PlantClayProducer
Harold PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Custer 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
Parkersburg1.3 miles10
Clinton2.4 miles10
East Junction2.8 miles10
Arapaho5.4 miles10
Stafford6.1 miles10
Indianapolis8.4 miles10
Butler12.8 miles11
Custer City12.8 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100773. 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.