BlockEarly, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Wasco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97065. It lies near Biglow Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Quinton quadrangle. It stands 269 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 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.
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Wasco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Quinton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Early (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 13,708 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Prineville District | 0557 |
| 29 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 292 acres | Prineville District | 0501 THE NOOK |
| 10 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Prineville District | 0742 PHILLIPI CANYON |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 3,200 acres | Prineville District | 0200 |
| 5 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Prineville District | 0179 |
| 3 July 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Prineville District | 0246 |
| 24 July 1994 | Natural | 7,000 acres | Prineville District | NARROWS |
| 12 July 1992 | Natural | 1,200 acres | Prineville District | NOOK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Early (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emigrant Springs (historical) | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Sinks (historical) | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Klondike | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Rufus | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Wasco | 9.7 miles | 11 | |
| Thornberry | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| McDonald | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Locust Grove | 13.3 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 Q85758234 | 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 1136937. 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.