BlockEmerson, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Dufur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97058. It stands on Davis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Emerson quadrangle. It stands 853 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Wishram quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Emerson quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Emerson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Emerson between 2007 and 2013, burning about 7,126 acres in total. 1 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 | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2011 | Natural | 1,388 acres | Prineville District | 0430 |
| 22 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,512 acres | Prineville District | 0431 |
| 20 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Prineville District | 0335 |
| 26 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Prineville District | 0126 FREEBRIDGE |
| 25 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Prineville District | 0328 |
| 2 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,084 acres | Prineville District | 0171 GORDON BUTTE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Emerson: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English (historical) | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Fairbanks | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Boyd | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Petersburg | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Celilo Village | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Endersby | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Dufur | 10.2 miles | 13 | |
| Nansene | 10.6 miles | 12 |
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 Q113855330 | 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 1136262. 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.