BlockEckley, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Port Orford census division. It stands on Hays Creek. The Survey maps it on the Barklow Mountain 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
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1899 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Powers quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Barklow Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Barklow Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Eckley (historical) between 1997 and 2019, burning about 67 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Bay District | TWO BY FOUR |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | SUGAR LOAF |
| 3 August 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | PYBURN CREEK |
| 2 August 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | FLANNIGAN CREEK |
| 1 August 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ECKLEY RIDGE |
| 28 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | N FK SIXES RIVER |
| 21 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | MIDDLE FORK SIXES |
| 22 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | 54 acres | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | TIM CREEK |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Eckley (historical): 9 past producers, 7 prospects, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ben | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver | |
| Big Ben | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic | Prospect | ||
| Combination | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Producer | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Combination Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Jupiter Group | Gold, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Salmon Mountain Mine | Gold, Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Arch Rock | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Arch Rock Lode | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Bear Cat | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bear Cat Group | Gold, Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Trees | 9.3 miles | 18 | |
| Denmark | 15.2 miles | 18 | |
| Langlois | 15.3 miles | 18 | |
| Sixes | 15.9 miles | 18 | |
| Illahe | 16.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeport (historical) | 17.2 miles | 18 | |
| Port Orford | 17.8 miles | 18 | |
| Marial | 17.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1154490. 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.