BlockOakley, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50049. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chariton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1918 USGS Chariton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Chariton quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Oakley between 2006 and 2020, burning about 328 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | CHARITON VOL FD |
| 8 April 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 52621 245TH TRAIL, IA |
| 3 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 510TH LN, IA |
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 Oakley: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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.
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakley in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakley | $15,000 | Large trees were blown down with damage across northern Lucas County. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Oakley | - | Delayed report of 3.25 inches of rain on the morning of August 25. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Oakley | - | Public reported half dollar sized hail. Image relayed by WHOTV via social media. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianola Junction | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Whitebreast | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Troy (historical) | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Williamson | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Norwood | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Chariton | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lucas | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Purdy | 8.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459774. 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.