Oak Park, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sacramento census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95817. It lies near Whisky Hill. The Survey maps it on the Sacramento East quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Oak Park
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 11 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fire Station No. 6listed 1991 · 0.1 miles away
Sacramento Bank Buildinglisted 1982 · 0.1 miles away
J.C. Carly Houselisted 2006 · 0.4 miles away
George & Mabel Barr Houselisted 2019 · 0.5 miles away
Shiloh Baptist Churchlisted 2012 · 0.5 miles away
Anne Hathaway Cottagelisted 2019 · 0.5 miles away
Goethe Houselisted 1982 · 0.8 miles away
Dunlap's Dining Roomlisted 1992 · 0.8 miles away
Libby McNeil and Libby Fruit and Vegetable Cannerylisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away- Montgomery Way Gateway Historic Districtlisted 2023 · 0.5 miles away
- James C. Dodd & Associates Officeslisted 2026 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 32 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.
- 1891 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Fairoaks quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Brighton quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Sacramento East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Fair Oaks quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sacramento East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Sacramento East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Sacramento East quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
212 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Oak Park between 2005 and 2020, burning about 199 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 163 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Oak Park: 24 past producers, 8 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Paso Rock Products Co. | Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harrison Fait | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Harrison Fait | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sacramento Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sacramento Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Valley Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Brighton Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brighton Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Del Paso Rock Products Co. | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park | 1.0 miles | 32 | |
| East Sacramento | 1.7 miles | 32 | |
| Fruitridge Manor | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Sacramento | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Elvas | 2.5 miles | 32 | |
| Cordova | 2.8 miles | 32 | |
| Brighton | 2.9 miles | 32 | |
| South Sacramento | 2.9 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659271. 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.














