BlockHome, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brogan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97918. The Survey maps it on the Willowcreek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1950 USGS Jamieson quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Brogan quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Willowcreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Willowcreek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Home (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 2,312 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Vale District | BELKNAP |
| 14 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Vale District | KEYSTONE |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | ALKALI FLATS |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | ALKALI FLA |
| 1 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.8 acres | Vale District | LINCOLN BENCH RESERVOIR |
| 9 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Vale District | WATERHOLE |
| 8 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Vale District | DENNIS |
| 25 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,224 acres | Vale District | 5TH AVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Home (historical): 7 producers, 6 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Sodium, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkali Flat | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Johnson Brine | Sodium | Occurrence | ||
| Johnson Brine | Salt | Unknown | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Tub Mountain Area | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Foothill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Foothill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Vale | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Willowcreek | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Paris (historical) | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Warm Springs (historical) | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Jamieson | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Ontario Heights | 12.7 miles | 14 | |
| Dell (historical) | 13.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1166763. 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.