BlockShoals, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hugo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74738. The Survey maps it on the Shoals quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1951 USGS Shoals quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Shoals between 2003 and 2017, burning about 1,484 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE--1017 CR 45300 |
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS 43 |
| 7 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE-ZAMORA |
| 24 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 906 |
| 24 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 824113 |
| 30 July 2012 | Natural | 54 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6158 |
| 29 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Talihina Agency | CAVNER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Shoals: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 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 1098004. 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.