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Barkley, Oregon

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Klamath Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97601. It sits by Algoma Incline. The Survey maps it on the Modoc Point quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Barkley within Klamath County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 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

96 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Barkley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,100 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 12 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
Natural34
Recreation and ceremony15
Arson/incendiarism12
Railroad operations and maintenance11
Debris and open burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking3
Fireworks1

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
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestROW
6 September 1997Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresFremont-Winema National ForestHAGELSTEIN
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestCLIFFSIDE
4 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestTRAIN
3 September 1995Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresKlamath UnitN. HAGELSTEIN
28 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestDRY LAKE- DISP# 295
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreKlamath UnitSIMPSON
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreKlamath UnitALGOMA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Klamath County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Barkley (historical): 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
QuarryStonePast Producer
Shady PineStonePast Producer
Shady Pine Crusher & Wash PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shot Gun QuarryStonePast Producer
Shot Gun QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Klamath 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
Algoma2.4 miles18
Shady Pine5.1 miles18
Modoc Point5.3 miles19
Terminal City8.0 miles18
Running Y Ranch8.3 miles18
Pelican City8.9 miles18
Klamath Falls10.9 miles21
Altamont12.7 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1154951. 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.