BlockSylvian, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Seminole North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74868. It stands on Snake Creek. The Survey maps it on the Prague SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1896 USGS Seminole and Prague quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Prague SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Shawnee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
153 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Sylvian between 1998 and 2020, burning about 10,220 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 36 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 | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2014 | Natural | 4.2 acres | Wewoka Agency | SURPRISE FIRE |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Wewoka Agency | RANCH FIRE |
| 10 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | LIZARD |
| 31 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 307 acres | Wewoka Agency | CHUPCO |
| 31 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Wewoka Agency | HORSEFLY |
| 21 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Wewoka Agency | LITTLE |
| 16 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | RED ROCK |
| 9 July 2006 | Natural | 20 acres | Wewoka Agency | RED NOSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Sylvian: 31 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis East | Copper | Occurrence | 1933 | |
| Two Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel 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.
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 Q122545816 | 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 1100870. 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.