Oak Knoll, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Parrish census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34251. The Survey maps it on the Rye quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1944 USGS Rye quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Rye quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Rye quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
60 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Oak Knoll between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,186 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | STATE ROAD 64E (41) |
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-FIRE-0449 |
| 21 August 2007 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-BUDD FIRE-0453 |
| 21 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2000 | Natural | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 July 1998 | Natural | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 41-LOADER FIRE-0554 |
| 17 July 2007 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-DAM FIRE-0400 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Oak Knoll: 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee County Unknown Ownerships | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free | Occurrence | ||
| Manatee North | Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | 1957 | |
| Rutland-Colvin-Vale | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1965 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Knoll in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2020: 3 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 2 deaths and 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2016 | Tornado (EF2) | Oak Knoll | 2 killed, 4 hurt, $150,000 | The NWS Storm Survey found a single-wide mobile home destroyed and rolled over. Seven people were inside the home, two adults were killed with four injured. The tornado also destroyed a 2000 square foot barn. The damage was in a very rural, isolated area and the Manatee County Sheriffs surveyed the storm track by helicopter and found numerous trees down along the path. |
| December 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Oak Knoll | $30,000 | Broadcast media report that damage included a car port was destroyed, trees that fell on a shed, numerous branches knocked down along a narrow path. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Oak Knoll | - | Public works sent photo of Gamble Creek at bank full. Water on road at intersection of Rye Road and Golf Course Road. One foot of water on road. |
| February 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Oak Knoll | - | The tornado impacted mainly rural areas of Manatee County. Numerous pictures of a line of snapped trees along the path were received. No storm survey was conducted due to the very rural located. Strength estimated off of tree damage pictures. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bethany | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Waterbury | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rye | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bunker Hill | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Hamer | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Foxleigh | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lorraine | 8.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295496. 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.








