BlockOak Leaf, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Huntsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35805. It stands on Merrimac Branch. The Survey maps it on the Huntsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Oak Leaf between 1997 and 2011, burning about 165 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 217 CHRIS RYAN LANE TONEY ALABAMA, AL |
| 12 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HUNTSVILLE BROWNS FERRY / MALONE ROAD, AL |
| 28 March 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 98-3 |
| 16 February 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 159 SLAUGHTER CROSSIING, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oak Leaf: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Parway Quarry No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Teledyne Wah Chang/Huntsville, Ala. | Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Wheeler Lake Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Baker Terminal | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Base Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pea Ridge | 0.5 miles | 25 | |
| Chelsea | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Huntsville Park | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Lynwood Gardens | 2.1 miles | 27 | |
| West Huntsville | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| Westlawn | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Westbury | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Piedmont | 2.5 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 147165. 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.