BlockBoyer, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Neskowin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97347. The Survey maps it on the Midway quadrangle. It stands 656 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1942 USGS Spirit Mtn quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Ronde quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Yamhill River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Boyer between 1992 and 2019, burning about 22 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Dallas Unit | MYSTERY FIRE |
| 29 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | 104 FIRE |
| 24 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Dallas Unit | HEBO ROAD |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Dallas Unit | FIRE HALL ROAD |
| 16 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Dallas Unit | POWERLINE ROAD |
| 15 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Toledo Unit | VAN DUZER |
| 14 September 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Tillamook District | DOLPH |
| 1 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Toledo Unit | COUNTY LINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Boyer: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hollow | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Meda | 11.3 miles | 16 | |
| Cloverdale | 12.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hebo | 13.2 miles | 16 | |
| Oretown | 13.4 miles | 16 | |
| Neskowin | 13.9 miles | 17 | |
| Nenamusa (historical) | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Blaine | 14.3 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q113695230 | 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 1138547. 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.