BlockClymer, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Stayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97381. The Survey maps it on the Stayton NE 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
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1925 USGS Stayton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Stayton quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Stayton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Stayton NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Clymer (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 60 acres in total. 1 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 | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | VICTOR BARREL |
| 6 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santiam Unit | VICTOR POINT RD. #1. |
| 5 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Santiam Unit | BLADE FIRE |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Santiam Unit | WALDO HILLS & VICTOR PT. |
| 3 September 1997 | Other causes | under an acre | Santiam Unit | DRIFT CREEK #1 |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | VICTOR POINT #2 |
| 3 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | ENDRESON |
| 25 September 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | Santiam Unit | HOT WIRE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Clymer (historical): 29 occurrences, 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Point Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Drift Creek Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Drift Creek Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sublimity Weathered Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Phillipi Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Phillipi Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Victor Point Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Victor Point Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Victor Point Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Occurrence #1 | Clay | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1163518. 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.