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Oak Grove, Alabama

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Jemison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35085. The Survey maps it on the Jemison West quadrangle.

Oak Grove within Chilton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

233 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 233 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,818 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
Debris and open burning105
Arson/incendiarism52
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Recreation and ceremony20
Smoking6
Equipment and vehicle use6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural3
Fireworks1
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
7 September 1995Debris and open burning3.1 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1995Recreation and ceremony8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Debris and open burning10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190923-21

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chilton County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 5 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Jemison Mine and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jemison QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Nelson Iron ProspectIronOccurrence
UnnamedIronUnknown
Chi 1 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Frye Shale PitClayProducer
JemisonClayProducer
Jenkins PitClayProducer
Wessington Shale ProspectClayProspect

Every working recorded in Chilton 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
Kalona0.9 miles15
Wessington1.3 miles19
Center Hill1.5 miles15
Rocky Mount2.2 miles15
Jemison2.2 miles15
Ocampo2.8 miles19
Minooka4.0 miles19
Union Grove4.2 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152723. 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.