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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1932 USGS Dayville quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Dayville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Antone quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dayville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Antone quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 1287 |
| 16 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 0953 |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | TATE SPRINGS |
| 5 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 773 |
| 4 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | WEST BRANCH |
| 3 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | not named |
| 25 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 2-479 |
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Ochoco National Forest | 1341 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Creek Mining Co. | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Birch Creek Mining Co. Property | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Rosa D. | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Spanish Gulch Placers | Gold, Platinum, Silver, Chromium | Producer | Chromite, Gold | |
| Spanish Gulch Placers | Gold, Chromium, PGE, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Spanish Gulch Project/Andrews Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Spanish Gulch Project/Andrews Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Waterman Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Waterman Prospect | Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | |
| Antone Quartz Blowout | Silica | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb (historical) | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Spoos Mill | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Waterman (historical) | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Mitchell | 19.3 miles | 13 | |
| Richmond | 20.3 miles | 10 | |
| Waldron (historical) | 20.9 miles | 12 | |
| Service Creek | 24.8 miles | 11 | |
| Spray | 25.0 miles | 10 |
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 Q4776121 | 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 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.






