Santa Fe, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Velma-Alma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73533. The Survey maps it on the Velma quadrangle. It stands 1,099 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1901 USGS Addington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Velma quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Santa Fe between 1996 and 2018, burning about 11,951 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 358 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | VELMA EAST |
| 9 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,921 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | VELMA WEST |
| 9 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,301 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | VELMA |
| 11 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 62 acres | Chickasaw Agency | ALCORN FIRE |
| 9 March 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.6 acres | Chickasaw Agency | ONEOK FIELD |
| 4 March 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.8 acres | Chickasaw Agency | JUMP ROAD |
| 27 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 501 |
| 24 March 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,800 acres | Chickasaw Agency | VELMA#2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Santa Fe: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone. 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 | Flagstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velma | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Alma | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Harrisburg | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Loco | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Countyline | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Hope | 12.8 miles | 16 | |
| Oklahoma Hills | 13.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dixie Park | 14.4 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Santa Fe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18354867 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100814. 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.




