BlockVernon, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Hanna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74845. The Survey maps it on the Hanna quadrangle. It stands 696 feet above sea level.
On record in Vernon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- Baccus Houselisted 2025
- Rock Frontlisted 1984
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 Hanna quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
115 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Vernon between 2004 and 2020, burning about 26,566 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 30 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | 104 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | RATTLESNAKE HOLLOW |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | VERNON CRK |
| 15 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HANNA CRK |
| 8 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 331 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | MILL CREEK |
| 4 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 7.3 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PROCTOR |
| 3 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 159 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | MUDDY WATER |
| 27 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 127 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | LEWIS |
| 12 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.8 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BLOCK HOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Vernon: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vernon in 2 storm reports between 1996 and 2003: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Vernon | - | no account filed |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Vernon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7922039 | 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 1099244. 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.