BlockSophia, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the South Beaver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73848. The Survey maps it on the Clear Lake SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Clear Lake SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Sophia between 2006 and 2020, burning about 632 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FRASS NP |
| 21 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FRASS |
| 25 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 March 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 320 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELMWOOD FIRE |
| 5 November 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE LINE |
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sophia: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Logan | 10.0 miles | 7 | |
| Clear Lake | 12.9 miles | 7 | |
| Slapout | 16.4 miles | 7 | |
| Balko | 16.8 miles | 7 | |
| Beaver | 20.9 miles | 7 | |
| Gray | 22.7 miles | 7 | |
| Bryans Corner | 23.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100116. 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.