BlockEddy, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Arlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97812. The Survey maps it on the Arlington 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
6 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.
- 1916 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Eddy (historical) between 2016 and 2020, burning about 10,970 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.3 acres | Spokane District | COYOTE |
| 21 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9,357 acres | Prineville District | 0594 HORN BUTTE |
| 14 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 500 acres | North Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District | 0410 RN |
| 13 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,107 acres | Prineville District | 0461 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Eddy (historical): 10 past producers, 10 producers, 1 occurrence. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Arlington Relocation Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Old Airport Road Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Old State Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Arlington Relocation Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Arlington Rock Products | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mistake Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Old Airport Road Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Old State Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Airport Road 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Montague (historical) | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Rock Creek | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Olex | 14.4 miles | 11 | |
| Mikkalo | 16.5 miles | 11 | |
| Quinook (historical) | 17.0 miles | 12 | |
| Clem | 19.7 miles | 11 | |
| Alville (historical) | 29.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1131038. 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.