BlockRock Creek, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the South Hughes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74570. The Survey maps it on the Non quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1896 USGS Coalgate quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Coalgate quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Coalgate quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Non quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Rock Creek between 2005 and 2014, burning about 4,993 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,280 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | STUART |
| 27 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Talihina Agency | EDNA |
| 19 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 155 acres | Talihina Agency | STALLION |
| 18 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 720 acres | Talihina Agency | STUART |
| 18 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 383 BRUSH |
| 7 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Talihina Agency | HICKORY HILLS |
| 10 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 75 acres | Talihina Agency | BOHAMAN |
| 14 February 2014 | Debris and open burning | 300 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Rock Creek: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknownshale 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100795. 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.