Oakland Estates, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78240. The Survey maps it on the Castle Hills quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Castle Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Castle Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Castle Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Oakland Estates between 2006 and 2017, burning about 37 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20170744 |
| 19 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 March 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRISSOM ROAD |
| 4 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Oakland Estates: 8 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexar Pits & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | ||
| Huebner Road Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Eastside Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schoenfeld Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| West Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bexar County Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Huebner Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Lime Plant | Limestone, General | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Valley | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Robards | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Shavano Park | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Balcones Heights | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Castle Hills | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Beckmann | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Helotes | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hill Country Village | 6.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1343024. 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.






