BlockOakdale, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lookout Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35904. The Survey maps it on the Gadsden East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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 Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Gadsden East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Oakdale between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,270 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 68 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 | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Oakdale: 11 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Chert | |
| Black Warrior River Manganese Pros. | Manganese | Occurrence | Pyrolusite, Wad | |
| Campbell Gap Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Citico Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Crudup Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Daisy Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Etowah Iron Ore Prospect N0 2 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Etowah Iron Ore Prospect No 1 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Etowah No. 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Etowah No. 2 Mine | Iron | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156818. 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.