Geneva, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Grandview census division. The Survey maps it on the Akawa Butte quadrangle. It stands 2,822 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1926 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Squaw Back Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Squaw Back Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Geneva between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,610 acres in total. 94 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 | 94 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prineville District | 0566 |
| 22 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,449 acres | Ochoco National Forest | 815 |
| 2 September 1996 | Fireworks | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | HURL 1556 |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 1642 |
| 11 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 1121 |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Sisters Unit | GRAM ROAD |
| 9 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 1069 |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 0672 |
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 Geneva: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opal Spring | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Opal Spring | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Crooked River Ranch | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Opal City | 9.6 miles | 17 | |
| Culver | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| Camp Sherman | 13.3 miles | 16 | |
| Metolius | 13.7 miles | 13 | |
| Madras | 17.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lamonta (historical) | 18.9 miles | 17 |
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 Geneva | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q85762995 | 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 1161373. 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.







