BlockOaklake, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Axtell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76705. The Survey maps it on the Waco East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1931 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Waco East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Oaklake between 2003 and 2020, burning about 550 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE - 1382 HWY 31 |
| 30 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2740029 |
| 26 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCCRAY FIRE |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | AVIATION PKY & HIGHWAY 84 |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2650011 |
| 20 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELK RD PATTY FIRE |
| 2 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2450039 |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD MEXIA RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Oaklake: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pendley Pit | Silica | Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034743. 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.