Oak Crossing, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Leeds census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35094. It lies near Mill Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Leeds quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1907 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
146 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Oak Crossing between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,707 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 52 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 | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-19 |
| 17 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SMITH-SIMS ROAD, AL |
| 16 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Oak Crossing: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Leeds Cement Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Leeds Mine & Quarry | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| U.S. Steel Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J M Dorough Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| J.M. Dorough | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Leeds Brown Fe Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Leeds Brown Iron Ore Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Goethite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| Leeds | 1.5 miles | 27 | |
| Cahaba Hills | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Cedar Grove (historical) | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Russell Heights | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Scott City | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Lovick | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Lola City | 4.4 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122572521 | 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 124056. 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.












