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Bedfield, Oregon

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Langell Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97603. It stands on Simms Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bonanza quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Bedfield within Klamath County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 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

35 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Bedfield (historical) between 1993 and 2018, burning about 165 acres in total. 23 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
Natural23
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
12 September 2009Naturalunder an acreLakeview DistrictTWICE
12 September 2009Naturalunder an acreKlamath UnitLOST RIVER
8 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersBONE 346
7 August 1993Naturalunder an acreLakeview DistrictPIPELINE
6 August 2008Naturalunder an acreLakeview DistrictCROSS
5 August 2015Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSAMSONITE 449
5 August 2014Naturalunder an acreLakeview DistrictPOTATO
30 August 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSOUTH POE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Klamath County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bedfield (historical): 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Geothermal. 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
Fiegi WellGeothermalProducer
Harpold QuarryStonePast Producer
Harpold QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rad Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

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
Bonanza5.8 miles18
Dairy8.0 miles18
Malin8.5 miles18
Malone9.0 miles18
Olene9.4 miles19
Hot Springs9.4 miles18
Yonna9.7 miles20
Tule Lake (historical)9.7 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1162540. 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.