Oak Hill, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Jasper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35503. It stands on Mooney Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jasper quadrangle.
On record in Oak Hill
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.
William Brockman Bankhead Houselisted 2022 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
258 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 258 fires within 5 miles of Oak Hill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,889 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 125 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 | 125 |
| Debris and open burning | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-5 |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Oak Hill: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Allen No. 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Patton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hudson Settlement | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Jasper | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Five Points | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Frisco Quarters | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Gamble | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Manchester | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Camak Mills (historical) | 3.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 142403. 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.






