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Shirk, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74063. It stands on Fisher Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Sahoma quadrangle.

Shirk within Tulsa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

14 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Shirk between 2000 and 2018, burning about 5,955 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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/incendiarism6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning1
Natural1
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,200 acresOklahoma Division of ForestrySHELL LAKE
14 August 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresPawnee AgencyMULE
14 August 2001Equipment and vehicle use150 acresOsage AgencyWILD MTN
27 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOsage AgencyBLACK JACK
6 April 2011Arson/incendiarism50 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry40303
7 March 2010Debris and open burning488 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeSEVEN MILE FIRE
16 March 2018Arson/incendiarism1,500 acresOsage AgencyS.S. CASINO
13 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresPawnee AgencyYALE 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulsa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Shirk: 11 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Arkansas No.1 Dredge and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chandler Materials Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tulsa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Fisher0.9 miles15
Prattville1.3 miles14
Sand Springs1.6 miles16
Gray2.6 miles16
Lake2.7 miles16
Wekiwa3.2 miles15
Price3.3 miles16
Kengle4.2 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1098002. 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.