River Oaks, Texas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75137. It stands on Bentle Branch. The Survey maps it on the Duncanville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Duncanville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Duncanville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of River Oaks between 2006 and 2017, burning about 84 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRINIDAD |
| 4 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALTOONA |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD GLORY DR |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MEAGAN |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 67 SB FIRE |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD HICKORY |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARSTOW |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 67 NB BIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Hills | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Duncanville | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Shamrock | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Pleasant Run | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Red Bird Addition | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Hill | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| DeSoto | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Cedarview | 4.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1345262. 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.






