Jackson Oak, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Daphne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36526. It stands on North Fork Yancey Branch. The Survey maps it on the Daphne quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1921 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Jackson Oak between 1995 and 2020, burning about 330 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150920-009 |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 26680 POLLARD ROAD, AL |
| 11 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2010 | Natural | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 10407 HWY 31, AL |
| 10 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150710-001 |
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 Jackson Oak: 2 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Kaolin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bal 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Palmer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Clay, Quartz | |
| Y P S Kaolin Prospect | Kaolin | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jackson Oak in 1 storm report in 2020: 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson Oak | - | A line of severe thunderstorms downed numerous trees in the area. One tree landed on a residence. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Park City | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Bridgehead | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Fort McDermott | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Belforest | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Spanish Fort | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Malbis | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Montrose | 4.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 120780. 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.










