BlockOakland, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Rusk census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75785. It stands on Dement Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rusk quadrangle. It stands 410 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Rusk quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Rusk quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Rusk quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
181 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Oakland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,285 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 6 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 | 107 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7 MILE HILL |
| 6 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 347 |
| 24 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TXDOT |
| 24 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 117 |
| 23 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAUL GATES |
| 21 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TX DOT |
| 20 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 552 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oakland: 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens State Bank | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Hassell Mountain | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Hudson Pit & Plant | Iron | Producer | ||
| J. P. Acker | Iron | Producer | ||
| Rusk Deposits | Iron | Past Producer | Goethite, Hematite |
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.
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 Oakland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22074673 | 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 1378781. 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.