Drewsey, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Drewsey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97904. It stands on Stinkingwater Creek. The Survey maps it on the Drewsey quadrangle. It stands 4,148 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Burns quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Burns quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Burns quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Drewsey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stinkingwater Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Drewsey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Drewsey between 1993 and 2013, burning about 32,650 acres in total. 11 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Burns District | DREWSEY TABLE |
| 28 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Burns District | 2541 |
| 9 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Burns District | DREWSEY DP |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Burns District | 8268 |
| 21 August 2006 | Natural | 38 acres | Burns District | 2516 |
| 20 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Burns District | MULE CPGS |
| 13 August 1996 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Burns District | DREWSEY |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Burns District | ISA FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Drewsey: 4 producers, 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony, Mercury, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Butte Prospect | Antimony, Gold, Mercury, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Sitz Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Otis Basin Diatomite | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Otis Basin Diatomite | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Red Butte | Antimony | Past Producer | Stibnite | |
| Woodson Long | Mercury | Occurrence | 1953 | |
| Woodson Long Prospect | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Edmunson Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Edmunson Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drewsey in 6 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drewsey | $1,000,000 | A wind gust associated with a strong thunderstorm brought several trees down near the Ontario airport. Multiple power outages were also reported. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Drewsey | - | The mesonet station, ATFO3, near Burns, OR measured 0.81 inches of rain. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drewsey | - | The mesonet station OD219 2.5 miles southeast of Drewsey measured a wind gust near 65 mph. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drewsey | - | A trained spotter near Drewsey, OR reported a blown down willow tree and small hail. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drewsey | - | The mesonet station ATFO3 at Antelope measured a 53 knot wind gust. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drewsey | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan | 17.5 miles | 9 | |
| Frost Mill | 20.7 miles | 12 | |
| Van | 20.8 miles | 9 | |
| Harney | 26.2 miles | 11 | |
| Dunnean | 26.6 miles | 8 | |
| Crane | 29.0 miles | 9 | |
| Trout Creek | 31.0 miles | 10 | |
| Venator | 31.9 miles | 8 |
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 Drewsey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474138 | 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 1120081. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





