BlockOak Grove, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Newbern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36744. It stands on Little Prairie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Casemore quadrangle.
On record in Oak Grove
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Oak Grove Schoollisted 1998 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Casemore quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1995 and 2020, burning about 155 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20130922-001 |
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20120717-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Grove in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Oak Grove | 2 hurt | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in|southern Hale and Perry Counties and determined that the damage|was consistent with a tornado. The start of the tornado was|estimated to be just west of Alabama Highway 69, where tree|damage was observed in an inaccessible area. The tornado|continued eastward, moving parallel to County Road 10. Along the|roadway, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, along with at|least 40 to 50 power poles snapped. A site built home sustained|roof damage along with farm outbuildings that sustained|significant damage. The tornado gained strength as it moved east|of Alabama Highway 25, where EF-1 damage occurred. Multiple|manufactured homes were severely damaged due to large trees|falling on top of them, while another manufactured home was|destroyed due to tornadic wind gusts estimated around 95mph. |Residents who were inside the homes received the tornado warning|on their mobile phones, and were able to quickly take as much|shelter as they could. A mother and her two kids in one home took|shelter in their bathtub, which ended up being the only room in|the home that did not sustain major damage. Two injuries occurred|where the homes were damaged, and the maximum width was estimated|to be 200 yards at this location. The tornado continued eastward|and crossed Alabama Highway 61 into Perry County. Maximum estimated winds on the Hale County portion were 95 mph. Total path length was 18.37 miles. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | Two power poles were snapped off, about 2 miles north of the intersection of US-80 and AL-69, in the southern part of Hale County. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | - | Several trees were blown down between Greensboro and Gallion. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casemore | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Prairieville | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Allenville | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Gallion | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lock Five | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Laneville | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cedarville | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Arcola | 4.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124058. 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.
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.