BlockWoods, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Oklahoma City Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73020. The Survey maps it on the Choctaw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Moore quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Purcell quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Moore quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Moore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Choctaw quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Oklahoma City South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Woods in 2009, burning about 3,475 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,475 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | CHOCTAW |
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 Woods: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydite Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Shirley Morton Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choctaw | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Nicoma Park | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Dunjee Park | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Newalla | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Harrah | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Midwest City | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Green Pastures | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Spencer | 8.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1099998. 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.