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Oakdale, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cypress census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32448. It stands on Bridge Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oakdale quadrangle.

Oakdale within Jackson County

Then and now

1952 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 42 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Oakdale, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Oakdale, surveyed 1952

Compare 1952 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

171 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Oakdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 605 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 5 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 burning62
Railroad operations and maintenance30
Equipment and vehicle use20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Natural12
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Smoking7
Arson/incendiarism5
Recreation and ceremony4
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMILE MARKER 144 (32)
26 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceHWY 71 N (32)
24 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceELLENORA LN (32)
23 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceMM145 EAST (32)
22 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceBUSH LOOP (32)
20 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePANDORA ROAD (32)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Oakdale: 5 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Sand, Dolomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dolomite, Inc. - Rocky CreekDolomiteProducerLimestone
Marianna MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Panhandle Paving and Grading - Spring Cem. PitClay, Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone, Clay
Dixie Lime Products - Sink CreekLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Dot Marianna - Hinson MineSandUnknownSand
Harrison Consruction - Mac's Dirt MineSandUnknown
North Florida Rock, L.P. - Marianna MineLimestone, GeneralUnknownLimestone
Rocky Creek MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed Ls. ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Ls. ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

Every working recorded in Jackson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Simsville2.1 miles13
Star2.6 miles13
Mallory Heights3.5 miles14
Rock Creek4.3 miles13
Marianna4.9 miles14
Cypress5.9 miles13
Sink Creek6.3 miles13
Alliance7.9 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294869. 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.