BlockPeak, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the North Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97370. It stands on Chintimini Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marys Peak 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
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1939 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Peak (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 121 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | PARKER CREEK |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | CONNECTION CREEK |
| 28 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MCCULLOUGH ROAD |
| 24 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | WOODS CREEK RD. #1 |
| 18 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Philomath Unit | LASKY CRK |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Philomath Unit | SHROYER RIDGE |
| 9 August 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Philomath Unit | DEVITT POWER |
| 9 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Philomath Unit | SHROYER RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Peak (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardrock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hardrock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1153666. 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.