BlockSealy, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Wewoka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74867. The Survey maps it on the Sasakwa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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 Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sasakwa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
85 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Sealy between 1996 and 2020, burning about 5,005 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 25 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | OUTLAW |
| 8 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 743 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BIG TIME FIRE |
| 3 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 acres | Wewoka Agency | NO INDICES |
| 25 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Chickasaw Agency | EASTJESSE |
| 20 August 2011 | Other causes | 28 acres | Wewoka Agency | ROCKY POINT |
| 13 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | SNAKESKIN |
| 28 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 9.7 acres | Wewoka Agency | ANGRY LUSTY MAN |
| 9 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Wewoka Agency | HOTTIE |
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 Sealy: 1 past producer. 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 Sand 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100822. 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.