BlockSvoboda, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Snyder census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73559. The Survey maps it on the Snyder quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1950 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Svoboda between 2001 and 2019, burning about 370 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | WELL FIRE |
| 16 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 325 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | FAIR LAWN |
| 10 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | DAVE |
| 9 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Anadarko Agency | OTTER CREEK |
| 6 December 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | OTTER CREEK |
| 15 January 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | MOUNTAIN PARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Svoboda: 17 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Copper, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer Prospect | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1904, 1905 | |
| Kiowa County Clays | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Unknown | 1939 | |
| Otter Creek Valley Deposit | Titanium, Niobium (Columbium) | Prospect | 1952 | |
| Hallett Prospect | Copper | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| Sienna Pink Granite Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Park | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Snyder | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lige | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Cold Springs | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Odetta | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Centerville | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Roosevelt | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Cooperton | 11.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1102170. 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.