BlockErskine, Oregon
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Moro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97039. The Survey maps it on the Erskine quadrangle. It stands 2,162 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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
- 1962 USGS Erskine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Condon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Erskine between 1994 and 2017, burning about 20,320 acres in total. 2 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 | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 5,175 acres | Prineville District | 0650 SAYRS 2 |
| 30 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Prineville District | 1051 |
| 9 July 1994 | Natural | 10,400 acres | Prineville District | SMITHCANYN |
| 7 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 430 acres | Prineville District | RAPIDS |
| 3 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,941 acres | Prineville District | 0291 SAYERS |
| 28 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74 acres | Prineville District | 0118 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Erskine: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Rock | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Rock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mp 24 Sherman Hwy | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 24 Sherman Hwy | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moro | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Grass Valley | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Boardman (historical) | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| De Moss Springs | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Monkland | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| Rutledge | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Locust Grove | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Wasco | 11.4 miles | 11 |
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 Erskine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27988025 | 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 1167703. 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.