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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1889 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Malin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Bonanza quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1993Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | TWICE |
| 12 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | LOST RIVER |
| 8 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BONE 346 |
| 7 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | PIPELINE |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | CROSS |
| 5 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SAMSONITE 449 |
| 5 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | POTATO |
| 30 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SOUTH POE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiegi Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Harpold Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Harpold Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rad Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Dairy | 8.0 miles | 18 | |
| Malin | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Malone | 9.0 miles | 18 | |
| Olene | 9.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hot Springs | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Yonna | 9.7 miles | 20 | |
| Tule Lake (historical) | 9.7 miles | 18 |
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.






