Oakland, Kansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Topeka City. It lies in ZIP code area 66616. It stands on Soldier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Topeka quadrangle.
On record in Oakland
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Fire Station No. 6listed 2020 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1889 USGS Topeka quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Topeka quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Topeka quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Topeka quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Topeka quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
494 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 494 fires within 5 miles of Oakland between 2006 and 2020, burning about 435 acres in total. None started naturally. 108 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 239 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 108 |
| Debris and open burning | 99 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee County | 15240 |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 16182 |
| 29 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15109 |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 14941 |
| 25 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee County | 951 |
| 22 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 17446 |
| 22 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 14677 |
| 20 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 14591 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Sand and Concrete Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| North Topeka | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Topeka | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Highland Park | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Tecumseh | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Mathews Park | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Spencer | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Lindbloom Park | 5.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 478788. 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.








