Whitmire, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Stilwell West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74960. It lies near England Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Christie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1898 USGS Tahlequah quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Tahlequah quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1905 USGS Tahlequah quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Christie quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
449 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 449 fires within 5 miles of Whitmire between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,925 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 201 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 | 201 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 119 |
| Debris and open burning | 71 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 1998 | Smoking | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30476 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30477 |
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30588 |
| 4 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30488 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Whitmire: 5 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 | ||
| Addilee Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Davidson Sand and 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 | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christie | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Addielee | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sanders | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Baron | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Green | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Strawberry Spring | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Going Snake | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| West Peavine | 4.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100937. 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.








