BlockRetrop, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Southwest Washita census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73627. The Survey maps it on the Retrop quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Retrop quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Retrop quadrangle1:24000
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 Retrop: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedartop Butte | Copper | Occurrence | 1852 | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Retrop in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2002: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Retrop | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Retrop | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Retrop | - | Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Retrop | - | Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Retrop | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Retrop | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Retrop | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Retrop | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Retrop | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Retrop | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Port | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sentinel | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Dill City | 14.4 miles | 11 | |
| Rocky | 15.9 miles | 9 | |
| Burns Flat | 16.5 miles | 11 | |
| Canute | 18.6 miles | 8 | |
| Rainy (historical) | 21.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1097177. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.