BlockPotter Mill, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Keno census division. The Survey maps it on the Mule Hill 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 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Surveyor Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Mule Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Mule Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Potter Mill (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 36,620 acres in total. 79 started naturally. 2 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 | 79 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | CAMP 4 |
| 8 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 16 acres | Klamath Unit | MUD MOUNTAIN |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PARKER CREEK |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford Unit | COPCO RD |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | LONG PRAIRIE |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | MUDDY |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | TWO-LOG |
| 27 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | MUD SPRINGS |
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 Potter Mill (historical): 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokegama (historical) | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Chase (historical) | 14.3 miles | 19 | |
| Clover Station (historical) | 14.9 miles | 19 | |
| Keno | 17.7 miles | 18 | |
| Plevna (historical) | 18.7 miles | 18 | |
| Worden | 20.3 miles | 18 | |
| Lake of the Woods | 22.5 miles | 19 | |
| Midland | 23.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132658. 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.