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Antone, Oregon

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Mitchell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97750. It stands on Fred Creek. The Survey maps it on the Antone quadrangle. It stands 3,458 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Antone within Wheeler County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

27 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Antone (historical) between 1992 and 2014, burning about 127 acres in total. 19 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
Natural19
Recreation and ceremony6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOchoco National Forest1287
16 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOchoco National Forest0953
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreJohn Day UnitTATE SPRINGS
5 August 1997Naturalunder an acreOchoco National Forest773
4 August 1994Naturalunder an acreJohn Day UnitWEST BRANCH
3 August 1994Naturalunder an acreOchoco National Forestnot named
25 August 1993Naturalunder an acreOchoco National Forest2-479
24 August 1999Natural1.0 acresOchoco National Forest1341

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wheeler County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Antone (historical): 7 occurrences, 6 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Mercury, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Birch Creek Mining Co.Gold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Birch Creek Mining Co. PropertyGold, Lead, Zinc, SilverProspect
Rosa D.Gold, SilverOccurrence
Spanish Gulch PlacersGold, Platinum, Silver, ChromiumProducerChromite, Gold
Spanish Gulch PlacersGold, Chromium, PGE, SilverPast Producer
Spanish Gulch Project/Andrews MineGold, Copper, Silver, LeadPast ProducerVein
Spanish Gulch Project/Andrews MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperProspect
Waterman MineGold, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Waterman ProspectGold, Copper, LeadOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
Antone Quartz BlowoutSilicaOccurrence

Every working recorded in Wheeler County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Caleb (historical)6.5 miles10
Spoos Mill9.4 miles10
Waterman (historical)11.0 miles10
Mitchell19.3 miles13
Richmond20.3 miles10
Waldron (historical)20.9 miles12
Service Creek24.8 miles11
Spray25.0 miles10

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 Antone (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4776121The 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 1137265. 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.