Oak Ridge, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Tuscaloosa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35401. It lies near Childress Hill. The Survey maps it on the Tuscaloosa quadrangle.
On record in Oak Ridge
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.
- Sheppard Librarylisted 2021 · 0.9 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.
- 1924 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Oak Ridge between 1995 and 2019, burning about 414 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 4921 CUVER RD, AL |
| 30 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 42 CR 82, AL |
| 3 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 29, AL |
| 24 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2006 | Natural | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Oak Ridge: 9 producers, 2 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Placer | |
| American Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crabtree Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Crabtree Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Holley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| No. 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant Operation | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| McKenzie Courts | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hollywood Park | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Green Valley | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Washington Square | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| The Glens | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| West Haven | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Fernridge | 0.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 148409. 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.






