Oak Cliff, Texas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75203. It stands on Kings Branch. The Survey maps it on the Oak Cliff quadrangle.
On record in Oak Cliff
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 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Lancaster Avenue Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1994 · 0.7 miles away
Texas Theatrelisted 2003 · 0.9 miles away
W.H. Adamson High Schoollisted 2011 · 1.0 miles away
Medical Dental Buildinglisted 2000 · 1.0 miles away- Tenth Street Historic Districtlisted 1994 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Oak Cliff quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Oak Cliff quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
392 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 392 fires within 5 miles of Oak Cliff between 2011 and 2017, burning about 89 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 332 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2700 SOUTHERLAND |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MINGO2 |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PERRYTON |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | KIEST |
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SILVER |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WALL |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TROY |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6001-6099 MARVIN D LOVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oak Cliff: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dallas Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| General Portland Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Eagle-Ford Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| General Portland Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Cliff in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Oak Cliff | $30,000 | The exit ramp from Interstate 35 onto Illinois Avenue was closed due to high water. Seven cars went around the barricades and were stranded in the high water. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Oak Cliff | $15,000 | Fire and rescue reported a high water incident at the 4500 block of Village Fair Drive in Dallas, TX. |
| December 2013 | Heavy Rain | Oak Cliff | $13,000 | A vehicle lost control on I-35E due to slick roads from rain and crashed through a guardrail. The driver of the vehicle was killed and the passenger was injured. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Cliff | $5,000 | Amateur radio reported that multiple trees were blown down and the power knocked out at the Dallas Zoo. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Cliff | $2,000 | Large tree limbs were down in the north Oak Cliff area. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Cliff | - | A social media report indicated significant tree damage at the Dallas Zoo. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Oak Cliff | - | Over 5.40 inches of rain in an hour resulted in a rapid rise of water and flooding of local streets. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Oak Cliff | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Oak Cliff | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sargent | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Dallas | 3.0 miles | 26 | |
| Fruitdale | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Cockrell Hill | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Westwood Park | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Kenwood | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Arcadia Park | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Eagle Ford | 5.7 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378776. 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.






