BlockOaks, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the St. Johns-Freemont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42003. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Symsonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1936 USGS Symsonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Hickory quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Symsonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Symsonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Oaks between 1997 and 2018, burning about 154 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 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 Oaks: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Ball 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negro Fairgrounds Prospect | Ball Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oaks in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 3 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Oaks | $150,000 | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Flood | Oaks | $10,000 | A secondary road (Kentucky Highway 1255) was flooded in a low-lying area near the Clarks River. A motorist drove her SUV into the floodwater. The SUV stalled out with water up to the door. The driver was forced to abandon the vehicle and walk back home. The vehicle was pulled from the water, and the road was closed. This is a typical flood-prone area near the river. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Oaks | $10,000 | A sinkhole developed just off the roadway on U.S. Highway 62 on the south side of Paducah. The immediate area of the sinkhole was blocked off while being monitored for any expansion. Kentucky Highway 348 was closed near the Graves County line due to flooding of the Clarks River. Kentucky Highways 994, 1014, 1255, and 1565 were closed due to flooded creeks. Water was over Highway 1954 in the Farley community. In the same area, water was near homes and backing up in drainage ditches. |
| September 2006 | Flood | Oaks | $10,000 | The Clarks River caused extensive flooding of low-lying areas of southeast McCracken County. Several roads were closed and impassable, including Kentucky Highways 131, 450, and 1255. One man was evacuated from his trailer home after it began flooding. Rescuers used inflatable boats to rescue three teenagers whose pickup truck stalled in the rising water. The Clarks River crested during the late evening hours of the 24th at levels comparable to the Flood of 1997. The extensive flooding was caused by rainfall from 8 to 14 inches over three days in the watershed counties along the Tennessee border. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Oaks | - | Highway 1255/Bonds Road was closed due to flash flooding. |
| December 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Oaks | - | A funnel cloud was reported in extreme southern McCracken County south of Reidland. The funnel cloud eventually touched down briefly in northern Marshall County. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Oaks | - | Some secondary roads were reported under water in southeast McCracken 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Sheehan Bridge | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Black Cat (historical) | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Garrett (historical) | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hardmoney | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Bryans Ford | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rudolph | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Jett (historical) | 3.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508732. 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.