Rocky Point, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Wagoner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74467. The Survey maps it on the Rocky Point quadrangle.
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.
- 1896 USGS Pryor quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Pryor quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Rocky Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Point between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,428 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40308 |
| 28 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30262 |
| 25 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30252 |
| 18 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30247 |
| 9 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30391 |
| 8 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 April 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rocky Point: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leliaetta | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Whitehorn Cove | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Yonkers | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Toppers | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Wagoner | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Neodesha | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Taylor Ferry | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Gibson | 10.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1097376. 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.






