BlockTwin Lakes, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It lies in ZIP code area 73028. The Survey maps it on the Cashion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1892 USGS Kingfisher quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Kingfisher quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Cashion quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Oklahoma City North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Twin Lakes between 2006 and 2016, burning about 1,040 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 740 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | CASHION |
| 7 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | INDIAN SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Twin Lakes: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Sand Co Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| John Mcconnell | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandel | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cashion | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Zion (historical) | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Reeding | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Union | 13.2 miles | 11 | |
| Kingfisher | 14.2 miles | 13 | |
| Dover | 15.2 miles | 12 | |
| Jacks | 17.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1099106. 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.