BlockOsaka, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Flomaton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36441. It stands on Hall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pollard quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pollard quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
223 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 223 fires within 5 miles of Osaka between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,399 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 54 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 | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 53 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 3647 WOLFLOG ROAD, AL |
| 22 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 38 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Osaka: 5 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewton Mine and Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Esc 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Escambia Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Henderson Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| M.J. Arnold Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
2 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osaka in 2 storm reports between 2020 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osaka | - | High winds downed a tree on a house causing damage. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osaka | - | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines on Old Foshee Road. |
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 156844. 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.
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.