BlockGorham, North Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the North Billings unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 58627. The Survey maps it on the Gorham quadrangle. It stands 2,749 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Watford City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Watford City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Gorham quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Watford City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Grassy Butte quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Gorham quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Gorham between 1992 and 2020, burning about 712 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | WHITETAIL CAMP |
| 12 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | SIMNIONIW |
| 10 September 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | TOWER FIRE |
| 16 August 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | FAIRFIELD #2 |
| 5 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | ANHELUK |
| 25 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 21 STREET |
| 18 July 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.3 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | EAST FAIRFIELD |
| 15 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | KLYM FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gorham: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evoniuk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stigen Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Whitetail Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gorham in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Hail | Gorham | - | Hail was accompanied by estimated 60 mph 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Six Mile Corner | 13.1 miles | 7 | |
| Scoria Point | 17.7 miles | 7 | |
| Fryburg | 19.2 miles | 7 | |
| Medora | 19.9 miles | 6 | |
| Sully Springs | 19.9 miles | 7 |
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 Gorham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5586396 | 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 1034889. 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.
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.