BlockComstock, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Elkton-Drain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97424. It stands on Ward Creek. The Survey maps it on the Curtin quadrangle. It stands 459 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Anlauf quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Curtin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Comstock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 147 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 4 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | I-5 MP 162 |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | DIVIDE |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | BREIER ROAD |
| 5 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | GOWDYVILL2 |
| 20 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | NORTH BEAR CREEK |
| 19 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | LONGVIEW LANE |
| 18 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | GOWDYVILLE |
| 16 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | MARTIN CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Comstock: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rattlesnake Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Martin Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rattlesnake Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rattlesnake Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rattlesnake Quarry | Stone | 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.
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 Q114048526 | 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 1166632. 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.