Stephens Gap, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the North McCurtain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74728. It stands on Stephens Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stephens Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1902 USGS Lukfata quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Stephens Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
262 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 262 fires within 5 miles of Stephens Gap between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,910 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 104 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/incendiarism | 104 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BEE CREEK |
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 0425 |
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 0426 |
| 29 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10413 |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10574 |
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 Stephens Gap: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hochatown Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1941 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hochatown | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Tiner | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Steel Junction | 9.0 miles | 15 | |
| Broken Bow | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Hill | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Eagletown | 10.8 miles | 16 | |
| North Pole | 11.0 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Herman | 11.9 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122539658 | 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 1777841. 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.








