BlockKirk, Oregon
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Chiloquin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97624. The Survey maps it on the Soloman Butte quadrangle. It stands 4,524 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1889 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Chiloquin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Williamson River quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Soloman Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Soloman Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Kirk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 542 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 6 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 | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | FS |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | F |
| 26 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | GORGE |
| 26 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | TRACK |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Klamath Unit | LAST CAMP |
| 18 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | SAL |
| 15 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Klamath Unit | DINOSAUR |
| 13 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | LAST |
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 Kirk: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Butte Cinder Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Burnt Butte Cinder Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Klamath | 9.3 miles | 20 | |
| Klamath Agency | 10.5 miles | 20 | |
| Chiloquin | 11.9 miles | 20 | |
| Crystal (historical) | 17.8 miles | 19 | |
| Modoc Point | 21.0 miles | 19 | |
| Rocky Point | 22.8 miles | 19 | |
| Recreation (historical) | 23.3 miles | 19 | |
| Barkley (historical) | 25.2 miles | 19 |
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 Kirk | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6415371 | 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 1144638. 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.