BlockGunter, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Elkton-Drain census division. It stands on Panther Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gunter quadrangle. It stands 650 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1942 USGS Roman Nose Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Roman Nose Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Gunter quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Gunter between 1993 and 2020, burning about 801 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Western Lane District | HANEY CREEK |
| 5 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 790 acres | Northwest Oregon District | YELLOW POINT |
| 20 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | PANTHER CREEK |
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | GUNTER SCHOOLHOUSE |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Western Lane District | BUCK CREEK |
| 2 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SCOTTS VALLEY |
| 12 August 1994 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Western Lane District | MIKEALS CREEK |
| 6 July 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Western Lane District | JOHNSON TIKI FIRE |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gunter: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 Q114184442 | 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 1121492. 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.