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Oak Grove, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Shepherd-Evergreen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77328. It stands on Bradley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bear Creek quadrangle.

Oak Grove within San Jacinto County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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

141 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,797 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 39 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 burning56
Arson/incendiarism39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2006Debris and open burning12 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 195
6 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceNA
6 September 2006Debris and open burning7.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 192
4 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
30 September 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
27 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service210 TURNER
26 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRUSH FIRE
26 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Jacinto County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Jacinto 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
Bear Creek0.7 miles13
Magnolia3.2 miles13
Liberty Hill6.4 miles13
Maynard8.2 miles13
Pumpkin8.2 miles13
Evergreen8.4 miles13
Westcott9.1 miles12
Waverly9.2 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1382408. 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.