BlockOakwood, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Oakwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75855. The Survey maps it on the Oakwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Oakwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Oakwood between 1993 and 2015, burning about 968 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FCR 300 |
| 6 July 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FITCHENRY |
| 18 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE FCR 300 |
| 26 April 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 March 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 March 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 February 2006 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 146 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakwood in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2019 | Flash Flood | Oakwood | $75,000 | Emergency management reported streets and several houses were flooded along Highway 79 in the town of Oakwood, TX. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Oakwood | $50,000 | Emergency management reported that several water rescues were performed in Leon Co including one on FM 542 south of Oakwood. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakwood | $40,000 | Strong wind severely damaged an antique shop. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Oakwood | $5,000 | Golfball size hail was reported near Oakwood. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Oakwood | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakwood | $200 | Trees were blown down on Highway 79. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Oakwood | - | A NWS Storm Survey determined an EF-0 tornado occurred approximately 1 mile east of Oakwood. This tornado had a path length of approximately 1 mile and an estimated width of 100 yards. Mostly tree damage occurred with this tornado and winds were estimated at 75 mph. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakwood | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakwood | - | Numerous trees were blown down by high winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Flats | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Timesville | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Keechi | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Paul | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Flo | 12.0 miles | 9 | |
| Buffalo | 13.9 miles | 8 | |
| Nineveh | 14.1 miles | 9 | |
| Russell | 14.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1375253. 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.
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.