BlockLive Oak, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Luverne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36049. The Survey maps it on the Petrey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Petrey quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Live Oak between 1994 and 2020, burning about 372 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170905-1 |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130911-003 |
| 11 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190730-5 |
| 21 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Live Oak: 23 unknowns, 9 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Live Oak in 1 storm report in 2022: 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | High winds downed trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patsburg | 1.8 miles | 7 | |
| Fullers Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Petrey | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Vernledge | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Joquin | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Garnersville | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Vidette | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Rutledge | 6.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156620. 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.