Bohna, Oregon
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Brogan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97906. It stands on China Creek. The Survey maps it on the South Mountain 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
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Westfall Butte quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS South Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Vale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Bohna (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 60,870 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Vale District | SIMMNS GUL |
| 29 September 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Vale District | JUNTURA RFPA 2 |
| 26 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | Vale District | SHOE TREE |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | SIMMONS GL |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | 11,352 acres | Vale District | SIMMONS GULCH |
| 7 August 2013 | Natural | 5.4 acres | Vale District | JONES 2 |
| 26 August 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Vale District | HOG CREEK |
| 22 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | INDIAN CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bohna (historical): 9 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Gold Creek Geothermal | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| North Gold Creek Optical Calcite | Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Simmons Gulch Epithermal Prospect | REE | Occurrence | ||
| Squaw Creek Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Creek Nos. 1-34 Group | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Treasure Nos. 1-4 | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Stone Deposit | Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Stone Deposit | Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| North Gold Creek Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper | 12.8 miles | 8 | |
| Juntura | 13.7 miles | 8 | |
| Westfall | 15.8 miles | 8 | |
| Beulah | 19.4 miles | 10 | |
| Creston | 21.6 miles | 8 | |
| Riverside | 24.2 miles | 8 | |
| Clover (historical) | 24.7 miles | 9 | |
| Warm Springs (historical) | 25.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1154064. 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.





