BlockBucks Corners, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Hermiston-Umatilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97838. It stands on Butter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hermiston quadrangle. It stands 558 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1908 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Bucks Corners between 1996 and 2016, burning about 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2016 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Vale District | HERMISTON BUTTE |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | 10TH STREE |
| 10 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | WEST ORCHARD |
| 22 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | HERMISTON ASSIST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Bucks Corners: 34 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermiston City Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bannister | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bannister Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bonney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bonney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| C & B Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| C & B Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinkle | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Hermiston | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ordnance (historical) | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Stanfield | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Charlestown | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Echo | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Power City | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Umatilla | 9.1 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 Q122594248 | 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 1118249. 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.