BlockDonnybrook, Oregon
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ashwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97711. It lies near Axehandle Butte. The Survey maps it on the Donnybrook quadrangle. It stands 3,658 feet above sea level. 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
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Antelope quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Stephenson Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Donnybrook quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Donnybrook (historical) between 2000 and 2015, burning about 23,264 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Prineville District | ANTELOPE |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | I 749 |
| 24 August 2015 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Prineville District | 0560 |
| 13 July 2014 | Natural | 22,760 acres | Prineville District | 0319 DONNY BROOK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Donnybrook (historical): 9 occurrences, 6 prospects, 5 past producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axehandle Mine | Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony, Sulfur, Gold | Past Producer | 1935, 1936 | |
| Axehandle Mine | Mercury, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony | Producer | 1936, 1937 | |
| Oregon King Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Antimony, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1898, 1899 | |
| Oregon King Mine | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Plant | 1898 | |
| Red Jacket | Mercury, Antimony, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Cinnabar, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Stibnite | |
| Red Jacket Mine | Mercury, Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Roy Mining Property | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | 1900 | |
| Roy Mining Property | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axehandle (historical) | 0.2 miles | 8 | |
| Kilts | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Ashwood | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Horseheaven | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Willowdale | 15.9 miles | 8 | |
| Grizzly | 22.7 miles | 10 | |
| Gateway | 22.9 miles | 13 | |
| Madras | 26.7 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Donnybrook (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6408247 | 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 1136226. 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.