BlockStrohm, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fairfax census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74056. The Survey maps it on the Baconrind Creek 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.
- 1932 USGS Fairfax quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Baconrind Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Strohm between 2003 and 2020, burning about 20,087 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,218 acres | Osage Agency | MEASLES-BLUESTEM |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Osage Agency | LINN |
| 13 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 acres | Osage Agency | TALLCHIEF |
| 10 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.4 acres | Osage Agency | DEXXON |
| 3 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.4 acres | Osage Agency | MORRIS |
| 10 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 543 acres | Osage Agency | CALUMET |
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Osage Agency | CASINO VIEW |
| 18 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Osage Agency | DUCOTEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Chief | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Gray Horse | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Remington | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Carter Nine | 9.0 miles | 13 | |
| Fairfax | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Burbank | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Shidler | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Myers | 11.2 miles | 12 |
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 Q122588584 | 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 1100859. 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.