Ridley, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Northwest Comanche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73538. It stands on Frisco Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Sill quadrangle.
On record in Ridley
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Indian Cemeterieslisted 1977 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1946 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Fort Sill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Sill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Fort Sill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Ridley between 1999 and 2020, burning about 940 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Anadarko Agency | GREAT WHITE |
| 2 September 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Southern Plains Regional Office | MEDICINE |
| 19 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | BIG BEAR |
| 12 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | SIGN |
| 7 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | PORK RIND |
| 7 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | COMPLEX |
| 6 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | MCCRACKEN FIRE |
| 5 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | T.L. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Ridley: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree Crossing | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Chatto Crossing | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Grenade Crossing | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Corral Crossing | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Four Mile Crossing | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Sneed Acres | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Artillery Village | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Porter Hill | 5.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100792. 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.






