BlockUlan, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the North Central Pittsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74442. The Survey maps it on the Scipio quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1900 USGS Canadian quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Scipio quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Ulan between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,601 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ULIN #1 |
| 10 July 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | DEO |
| 5 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 32 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PEACH GROUND |
| 4 April 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Talihina Agency | EC20240 |
| 2 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | TOLBERT 3 |
| 21 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 328 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | TOLBERT 2 |
| 20 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | COLT |
| 19 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 470 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20091 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ulan: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ulan in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2017: 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flood | Ulan | 1 killed | Roads were flooded around Scipio. A man drove a truck into flood waters covering Ragan Road and was drown. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulan | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree onto the Indian Nation Turnpike, resulting in southbound traffic being diverted. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Indianola | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Canadian Shores | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Reams | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mekko | 10.7 miles | 14 | |
| Crowder | 11.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sams Point | 11.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bug Tussle | 12.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100904. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.