Post, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Crooked River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97752. It stands on Horse Heaven Creek. The Survey maps it on the Post quadrangle. It stands 3,383 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Post quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Prineville quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Post quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Post quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Post between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,344 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 1 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | POLLARD BUTTE |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville Unit | PRINGLE CREEK |
| 23 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Prineville Unit | HORSE HEAVEN |
| 22 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0916 |
| 17 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Prineville District | 0798 |
| 15 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | POSTSCHOOL |
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MOTHER FIRE |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville Unit | P SMC-HORSE HEAVEN |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Post: 9 past producers, 7 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Post in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2011: 2 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2011 | Flood | Post | - | Ice jams which plugged culverts combined with rainfall and melting snow caused flooding. This prompted the closure of Conant Basin Road near Post and also Juniper Canyon Road. |
| May 1998 | Heavy Rain | Post | - | 0.70 inches of rain fell in 50 minutes with 1/3 inch hail and wind gusts to 30 mph. |
| June 1998 | Heavy Rain | Post | - | One inch of rain fell in ten minutes. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Post | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts | 11.7 miles | 11 | |
| Juniper Canyon | 15.9 miles | 9 | |
| Prineville | 20.6 miles | 10 | |
| Paulina | 28.0 miles | 14 | |
| Powell Butte | 28.6 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Crossing | 33.9 miles | 15 | |
| Suplee | 43.6 miles | 14 |
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 Post | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7233464 | 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 1154315. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






