BlockDrews Valley, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Lakeview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97630. It stands on Chandler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Drews Reservoir 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
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Drews Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Lakeview quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Drews Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Drews Valley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 444 acres in total. 66 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 | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | JUNE SPRING |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Unit | SHEEPY |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FISH 370 |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | FOX |
| 28 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | RAZOR |
| 18 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | DENT CREEK |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | LOWERFISHHOLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Drews Valley (historical): 2 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Perlite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drews Valley Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Unknown | ||
| Mp 77.5 Klamath Falls/Lakeview Hwy | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 77.5 Klamath Falls/Lakeview Hwy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kilarney #1 & 2 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Kilarney No 1 & No 2 | Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vistillas (historical) | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Quartz Mountain | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Blaisdell | 13.1 miles | 12 | |
| West Side | 13.2 miles | 10 | |
| Five Corners | 14.0 miles | 10 | |
| Yocum (historical) | 15.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lakeview | 18.6 miles | 10 | |
| Hot Springs (historical) | 21.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1153763. 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.