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Oakton, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the LaFayette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30728. The Survey maps it on the Trion quadrangle.

Oakton within Walker County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

528 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 528 fires within 5 miles of Oakton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,789 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 188 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 burning264
Arson/incendiarism188
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Natural14
Recreation and ceremony11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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 1993Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarism5.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.6 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Recreation and ceremony1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-WALKER-009
6 September 1999Debris and open burning4.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2010Debris and open burning8.1 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-WALKER-008
5 September 1999Debris and open burning2.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1995Arson/incendiarism3.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Walker County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oakton: 4 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Aggregate QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Armington MineAluminumPast Producer
Hawkins MineAluminum, IronPast Producer
Justice DepositAluminum, IronProspect
Shinbone Ridge-AIronPast ProducerStrataform, Concordant

Every working recorded in Walker County

Storms near this place

4 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakton in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2020Tornado (EF2)Oakton$300,000A National Weather Service survey found that the EF1 tornado that originated in Chattooga County moved north-northeast into Walker County where it produced EF2 maximum winds of 125 mph with a maximum path width of 800 yards. The tornado crossed into Walker County along Halls Valley Drive with trees blown down on either side of the road. More significant tree damage began along Ramey Road just before Highway 151 with intense structural damage as the tornado moved northeast along Highway 151 between the intersection with Halls Valley Road and Beard Drive. The entire second story and roof of a home was removed with heavy damage to the exterior walls and a jeep was tossed more than 150 yards from its original location. An additional home had a good portion of its roof torn off on one side. Windows and doors were blown out and numerous large pines were snapped about halfway down. It was in |this area where the tornado was at its strongest, EF2 with maximum wind speeds of 125 mph. The tornado continued northeast along Highway 151 with more snapped and uprooted trees, then quickly weakened, ending near Smith Gap Road. [04/12/20: Tornado #1, County #2/2, EF-2, Walker, 2020:007].
June 2017Flash FloodOakton$3,000Flash flooding resulted in the closure of Halls Valley Road near the Walker-Chattooga County line. Radar estimates in the area indicate that 4 to 5 inches of rainfall occurred in this area.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindOakton$1,000Emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Hwy 27 and Hwy 151.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindOakton$1,000The 911 center relayed a report of a tree blocking the roadway near the intersection of west Armuchee Rd and Scoggins Lane.

Every storm recorded in Walker 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
Martindale1.8 miles19
Waterville2.7 miles20
Walnut Grove2.9 miles25
Guild (historical)3.0 miles25
Center Post3.6 miles19
Mount Carmel4.5 miles25
Hawkins4.6 miles19
Blaylock Mill4.7 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 329083. 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.