Tyrola, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Northwest Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74820. The Survey maps it on the Vamoosa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1901 USGS Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vamoosa quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Tyrola between 1996 and 2020, burning about 2,398 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Wewoka Agency | HILL |
| 8 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | FELONY 3 |
| 7 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | FELONY 4 |
| 6 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | BRICK HOUSE |
| 31 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FULKERSON |
| 30 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 41 acres | Wewoka Agency | 1410 ROAD |
| 2 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PARKS |
| 24 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | WELDER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Tyrola: 12 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Materals Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byng | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Francis | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Oakman | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bebee | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Union Hill | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hird | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Oil Center | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Maxwell | 7.9 miles | 13 |
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 Q122555408 | 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 1100903. 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.




