Sams Point, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the North Central Pittsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74501. The Survey maps it on the Canadian 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.
- 1900 USGS Canadian quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Canadian quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Sams Point between 1996 and 2020, burning about 3,181 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 26 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #6 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #3 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #8 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #7 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #2 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.5 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BUFFALO |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #1 |
| 26 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA #4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Canadian Shores | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Indianola | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Crowder | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bristow Point | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Carlton Landing | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Reams | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Massey Point | 9.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1097721. 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.






