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Oak Grove, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bivins-McLeod census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75551. The Survey maps it on the Atlanta South quadrangle.

Oak Grove within Cass County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

207 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 207 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,108 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 16 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 burning116
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Arson/incendiarism16
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Natural6
Equipment and vehicle use6
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2018Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCASS 15:25
4 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 533
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 537
4 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 334
4 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2013165
22 September 2004Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 170
22 September 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 452

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cass County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
John Stone Hill DepositIron, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGlauconite, Goethite, Hematite
BivensIronOccurrence
Bivins DepositIronPast ProducerGoethite, Hematite, Siderite
John Stone HillIronOccurrence
SurrattIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Cass 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bethsaida2.1 miles12
Bivins3.0 miles12
Roach3.6 miles11
Atlanta4.1 miles12
New Colony5.1 miles11
Huffins5.7 miles14
Smyrna6.5 miles13
Queen City6.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380271. 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.