Oakdale, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Oakdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41339. It stands on Bowman Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tallega quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Tallega quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Tallega quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
168 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Oakdale between 1997 and 2020, burning about 6,375 acres in total. None started naturally. 36 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 | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRUSH CREEK ROAD |
| 16 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GRAY HAWK |
| 24 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 May 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CORNER MARKET |
| 26 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WALKLOG |
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 Oakdale: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Tunnel Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakdale in 9 storm reports between 2003 and 2021: 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 deaths and 7 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Oakdale | 2 killed, 7 hurt, $300,000 | A large swath of downburst winds, nearly 450 yards wide, swept through the damaged area. Embedded in these winds was an F1 tornado, with winds between 100 and 112 mile per hour. At least five trailer homes were completely destroyed along with several other structures including tobacco barns and outbuildings. Twelve cars were also destroyed in a car lot. Numerous trees were down or uprooted. Two people died as a result of injuries from their mobile homes being tossed off of the ground. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | $3,000 | Several large limbs were torn from trees by thunderstorm wind gusts. A tree was split by thundestorm winds. |
| February 2019 | Heavy Rain | Oakdale | $1,000 | Local media reported that a mudslide shut down a portion of Kentucky Highway 52 near Oakdale. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Oakdale | $1,000 | Two feet of water was flowing across Hwy 541, possibly washing out part of the road. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Oakdale | - | An individual shared pictures of approximately nickel-sized hail that fell at their residence on Shadow Wolf Hill Rd. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Oakdale | - | The creek that runs along Hwy 52 west of Oakdale was out of its banks due to heavy rainfall. The low water crossing was full and part of the road was washed out. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Oakdale | - | Both the Lee and Breathitt county dispatch offices reported that KY Highway 52 was flooded with about 16 inches of flood water from a nearby creek 2 miles west of Oakdale. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Oakdale | - | Cloverfork Road was impassable due to high water. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Oakdale | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chenowee | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Copebranch | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| War Creek | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Guerrant | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Widecreek | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Jetts Creek | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Lawson | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Elkatawa | 4.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508731. 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.





