BlockOakland, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Leesburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31763. The Survey maps it on the Sasser quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Sasser quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Sasser quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
203 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Oakland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 628 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 24 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 | 117 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LEE-004 |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LEE007 |
| 27 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LEE004 |
| 22 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Oakland: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leesburg Sand Co Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakland in 14 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Oakland | $100,000 | Multiple roads were flooded and closed across the county with approximately 20-30 homes with water in them. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland | $50,000 | Trees and wires were blown down at the Plantation Mobile Home Park. One tree fell onto a mobile home. |
| April 2014 | Lightning | Oakland | $10,000 | The media reported a house fire due to lightning on Willow Lake Drive. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland | $7,000 | Two roofs were damaged at the same building complex. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland | $5,000 | A power line and six trees were blown down, mainly along Highway 82. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland | $1,500 | Trees were blown down on Oakland Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland | $1,000 | A tree was blown down near 200 Hickory Grove Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland | - | A tree was blown down on W Doublegate Drive. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland | - | Trees were blown down on North Doublegate Drive. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland | - | Large tree limbs were blown onto to the roadway at Highway 520 and Wingate Lane, resulting in a road closure. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland | - | A tree was blown down on Hickory Ridge Court. |
| January 2012 | Hail | Oakland | - | Dime size hail covered the ground northwest of Albany with a few stones up to the size of quarters. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Oakland | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near the intersection of U.S. 82 and Fussell Road. |
| November 2011 | Hail | Oakland | - | Law enforcement reported golf ball sized hail in western Lee 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armena | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Byne Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Palmyra | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Century | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Forrester | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Leesburg | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Jordan Place | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Nutview (historical) | 8.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332544. 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.