BlockBroadmead, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97101. The Survey maps it on the Ballston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Sheridan quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Ballston quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Yamhill River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Broadmead between 2000 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2003 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Forest Grove District | ERRATIC ROCK FIRE |
| 14 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LATHAM ROAD FIELD FIRE |
| 13 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Forest Grove District | DUPEE VALLEY #2 |
| 11 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Forest Grove District | LATHAM ROAD FIRE |
| 6 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MUDDY VALLEY BRUSH FIRE |
| 4 October 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MP39/OLDSVILLE RD BURN |
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 Broadmead: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | ||
| Camp Chodrick | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Chodrick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker (historical) | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Perrydale | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Ballston | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| McCoy | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Bethel | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Bethel Heights | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Zena | 8.6 miles | 21 | |
| Buell | 8.8 miles | 17 |
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 Q122553858 | 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 1166622. 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.