Richmond, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Mitchell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97874. It stands on Cary Creek. The Survey maps it on the Richmond quadrangle. It stands 3,215 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Richmond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Monument quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Richmond between 1992 and 2018, burning about 12,916 acres in total. 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1995 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | LOST BREATH |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | CARY CREEK |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | John Day Unit | CARY CREEK II |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 61 acres | John Day Unit | HORSESHOE |
| 6 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | John Day Unit | WILLIAM CREEK |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 15 acres | John Day Unit | DIPPEN RIG CREEK |
| 4 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 7,900 acres | John Day Unit | TAMARACK CREEK |
| 31 August 2007 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Prineville District | 0818 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Richmond: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Richard Rock/Mitchell-Service Cr. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Richland Rock/Mitchell-Service Creek Hwy | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richmond in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 1 heavy rain, 1 wildfire, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Richmond | $6,000 | Rainfall of 1.75 inches in 2 hours and 2.60 inches storm total. Public property damage occurred due to several county roads being washed out in the Twickenham area. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Richmond | - | An amateur radio operator reported hail stones up to 1 inch in diameter 3 miles N of Spray, OR. |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Richmond | - | The Priest Hole Fire was a lightning sparked fire which consumed 680 acres. |
| May 1998 | Heavy Rain | Richmond | - | Heavy rain caused a mudslide that closed both lanes of Highway 26 thirty-eight miles east of Mitchell at mile post 26. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron (historical) | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Service Creek | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Waterman (historical) | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Twickenham | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Spray | 12.7 miles | 10 | |
| Mitchell | 14.2 miles | 13 | |
| Spoos Mill | 14.7 miles | 10 | |
| Caleb (historical) | 14.9 miles | 10 |
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 Richmond | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q544682 | 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 1136684. 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.




