BlockWolf, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Seminole South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74868. The Survey maps it on the Wolf quadrangle. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1896 USGS Seminole and Prague quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Wolf quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Shawnee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Wolf between 1996 and 2020, burning about 14,013 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 20 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 | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | NARCOMY |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Wewoka Agency | OLD 99 |
| 25 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Wewoka Agency | LILLY DAVIS |
| 12 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.8 acres | Wewoka Agency | NOONER |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | 110 acres | Wewoka Agency | FRIED BUZZARDS |
| 3 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 59 acres | Wewoka Agency | AMY THLOCCO |
| 3 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Wewoka Agency | PALMER |
| 3 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.3 acres | Wewoka Agency | FAR FAR AWAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wolf: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H and W Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
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 Wolf | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8029773 | 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 1099937. 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.