Oak Grove, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Woodlake-Three Rivers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93271. It stands on Grunigen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Case Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1904 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 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.
- 1904 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1937 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Three Rivers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Case Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,377 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | CARINS |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | EDEN 1 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 80 acres | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | COFFEEPOT2 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | ORIOLE |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | CASE MT |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | CASE |
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | SIERRA DR THREE_RIVERS 7 |
| 27 September 2003 | Natural | 1,297 acres | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | PARADISE 2 |
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 Grove: 2 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Uranium, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britton Ranch | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Griffith | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Buckeye & Midnight Claims | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle | Tungsten | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| McKee | Tungsten | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond | 3.8 miles | 28 | |
| Potwisha | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| Three Rivers | 6.0 miles | 28 | |
| Kaweah | 6.8 miles | 28 | |
| Cabin Cove | 7.4 miles | 28 | |
| Advance | 7.4 miles | 26 | |
| Silver City | 7.8 miles | 28 | |
| Pinewood | 8.6 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656586. 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.












