Oakalla, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Briggs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76539. It stands on Rocky Creek. The Survey maps it on the Briggs quadrangle. It stands 807 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 13 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.
- 1893 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Briggs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Oakalla between 2006 and 2020, burning about 601 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 347 OAKALLA LOOP |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4700 |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WATER BOX |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4765 |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 2657 FIRE |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JUNIPER HILL FIRE |
| 22 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID |
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 Oakalla: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Strontium, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gynum Occurrence | Strontium, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite, Celestite |
Storms near this place
19 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakalla in 19 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 13 hail, 3 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Oakalla | 1 hurt, $100,000 | A National Weather Service survey team, with additional help from spotter video footage, concluded a tornado occurred in far northeast Burnet County. The|tornado formed just west of CR 223, about 1/10 of a mile from the Burnet/Lampasas County line. The tornado continued south along CR 223 and the Lampasas River for a short distance, then turned to the southwest crossing Panther Creek Rd. Shortly after|it turned southeast following along and just east of CR 223. The tornado is estimated to have dissipated just east of Taylor Ln. Along the tornado path significant damage was observed, including trunks of trees snapped and damage to homes and outbuildings. Based on damage the peak wind of the tornado was estimated to be 110 mph (EF-1) around Panther Creek Rd. to the 4000-5000 block of CR 223. A home along Panther Creek Rd. had the garage destroyed and a significant portion of the roof removed. A multipurpose garage/outbuilding on top of a hill had the west side of its cinder block walls collapse inward along with a metal framed roof collapsed down. At least six structures along the path of the tornado were significantly damaged. In each of these cases high winds impacted these building at their weakest points, contributing to the degree of damage. There is evidence the tornado, at times, had an erratic forward motion based on radar data and ground survey. One minor injury was reported to the driver of a delivery truck that was flipped on its side. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Oakalla | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain leading to flash flooding. The emergency manager passed a report from fire officials of a foot of water over the bridge on FM 963 over Rocky Creek. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced 4.25 inch diameter hail northwest of Briggs. There was a picture of the hail on social media. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of golf balls northwest of Briggs. |
| November 2022 | Hail | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced dime to quarter size hail in Oakalla near the intersection of FM 963 and FM 2657. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail between Oakalla and Briggs. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail northwest of Briggs. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northwest of Briggs. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced three inch hail northwest of Briggs. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail northwest of Briggs. |
| April 2018 | Tornado (EFU) | Oakalla | - | A trained spotter reported a tornado northwest of Briggs north of US 183 in northeastern Burnet County. The tornado was short lived and there wasn't any damage reported. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in northeastern Burnet County. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Oakalla | - | A thunderstorm produced a tornado that produced EF0 damage. The tornado touched down near County Road 208 and caused damage to some hardwood trees with estimated maximum winds of 75 mph. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Oakalla | - | Thunderstorms that developed near sunrise in northeast Burnet County remained nearly stationary for four hours, producing 1 to 2 inch totals between Okalla and Briggs. Highest amounts were 5 inches near Okalla. FM963 and FM 2657 were closed due to flash flooding. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Oakalla | - | Thunderstorms that formed in the morning between Lometa in Lampasas County and Killeen in Bell County moved southward into Burnet County, producing general 3 to 4 inch rainfall. FM2657 and FM693 were reported closed due to high water. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Oakalla | - | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Hail | Oakalla | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Oakalla | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Oakalla | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Briggs | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mahomet | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sunnylane | 11.9 miles | 14 | |
| Joppa | 12.4 miles | 14 | |
| Shady Grove | 14.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Victor | 15.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bertram | 18.1 miles | 17 |
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 Oakalla | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7073765 | 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 1364301. 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.



