BlockLocust Grove, Oregon
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Wasco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97065. It lies near Neece Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Locust Grove quadrangle. It stands 1,115 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Wishram quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Locust Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Locust Grove between 2003 and 2015, burning about 650 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 350 acres | Prineville District | 0588 |
| 30 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Prineville District | MUD HLOW 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Locust Grove: 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gemstone, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Hollow | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| China Hollow | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spanish Hollow Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Spanish Hollow Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Van Guilder Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Van Guilder Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gemstones Mine | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Jasper Mine | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Jasper Mine | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Site | Gemstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornberry | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Wasco | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Biggs Junction | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Rufus | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| De Moss Springs | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Moro | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Klondike | 9.4 miles | 9 | |
| Sinks (historical) | 9.5 miles | 9 |
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 Locust Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6666109 | 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 1136492. 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.