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Little Oklahoma, Washington

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Port Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98362. It lies near Maletti Hill. The Survey maps it on the Morse Creek quadrangle.

Little Oklahoma within Clallam County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

48 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Little Oklahoma between 1992 and 2019, burning about 102 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 1 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
Debris and open burning16
Natural8
Recreation and ceremony8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Fireworks3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersDISHWASHER FIRE
7 September 2003Naturalunder an acreOlympic National ParkLAKE CK.
6 September 2003Naturalunder an acreOlympic National ParkBURNT MT.
4 September 2001Other causesunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 1997Debris and open burning48 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 1993Fireworksunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
24 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
22 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clallam County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Little Oklahoma: 17 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Swamp CreekClay, IronOccurrence
Morse Creek PitStonePast Producer
Rains PitStonePast Producer
Baublits PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blake Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clallam CountySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Danz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jim West PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lindsay PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clallam County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
King Hill1.7 miles18
R Corner3.9 miles18
Crane4.4 miles18
Agnew5.3 miles12
Mount Pleasant5.6 miles18
Rena7.1 miles12
Carlsborg7.8 miles12
Port Angeles8.3 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1522279. 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.