Oak Hill, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Henderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75652. The Survey maps it on the Elderville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 16 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Tatum quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Elderville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
255 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Oak Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,781 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 19 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 | 137 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6305 |
| 9 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 118 |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 490 |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-0000286 |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 480 |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Oak Hill: 4 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin, Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkett Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lewis Pit | Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Henderson Clay Products Burkett Pit | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Henderson Clay Products Lewis Pit | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Major Brick Sales Co Pit 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Major Brick Sales Co Pit 2 | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Hill in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | - | Trees downed at the intersection of Highway 43 and County Road 2144. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | - | Trees down on Highway 43 between Henderson and Tatum. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | - | A pine tree was blown down in the 8500 block of Highway 43 northeast of Henderson. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | - | Trees down blocking Farm To Market Road 782 as well as Farm To Market Road 2011 just south of Lake Cherokee in Northern Rusk County. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | - | Numerous trees were downed on Hwy. 43 between Henderson and Tatum, Texas. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | - | Trees were downed northeast of town. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Oak Hill | - | Hail fell in the community of Oak Hill. |
| October 1996 | Hail | Oak Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Craig | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Monroe | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Crims Chapel (historical) | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| New Prospect | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Dirgin | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Chalk Hill | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Church Hill | 5.9 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Oak Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q116371112 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380273. 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.




