BlockHamilton, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Long Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97864. It stands on West Fork Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hamilton quadrangle. It stands 3,685 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.
- 1951 USGS Courtrock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Monument quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Hamilton between 1993 and 2019, burning about 17 acres in total. 29 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BASIN CREEK |
| 7 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CAMP CREEK |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | HAMILTON MOUNTAIN |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | TABLE ROCK |
| 4 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | MUD SPRINGS |
| 4 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | DEER CREEK WEST |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | HAMILTON MOUNTAIN |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | HAMILTON MOUNTAIN #2 |
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 Hamilton: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spray Rock | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Spray Rock | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | Podiform | |
| Unnamed Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtrock | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Monument | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Fox | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Long Creek | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Beech Creek | 11.9 miles | 13 | |
| Caverhill (historical) | 12.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ritter | 13.7 miles | 13 | |
| Kimberly | 17.8 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 Hamilton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5644791 | 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 1143240. 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.