BlockDennis, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97918. It lies near Haymaker Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Willowcreek quadrangle. It stands 2,369 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1950 USGS Jamieson quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Brogan quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Willowcreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Willowcreek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Dennis between 1993 and 2017, burning about 2,402 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Vale District | KEYSTONE |
| 13 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Vale District | 7TH AVENUE |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | ALKALI FLATS |
| 5 August 1993 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Vale District | HOPE FL |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | ALKALI FLA |
| 8 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Vale District | DENNIS |
| 26 June 2017 | Natural | 150 acres | Vale District | DRY GULCH |
| 25 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,224 acres | Vale District | 5TH AVE |
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 Dennis: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Sodium, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Brine | Sodium | Occurrence | ||
| Johnson Brine | Salt | Unknown | ||
| Comyford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Comyford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowcreek | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Home (historical) | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Warm Springs (historical) | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Jamieson | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Vale | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dell (historical) | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Paris (historical) | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Brogan | 14.8 miles | 9 |
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 Q112254060 | 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 1166641. 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.