BlockRock Creek, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Arlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97812. It lies near Diamond Butte. The Survey maps it on the Turner Butte quadrangle. It stands 715 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1916 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Turner Butte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Rock Creek between 2003 and 2016, burning about 32,708 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 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Prineville District | INDEPENDENCE |
| 3 July 2003 | Fireworks | 460 acres | Prineville District | ROCK CK |
| 21 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,848 acres | Prineville District | 0353 SCOTT CANYON |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Rock Creek: 12 past producers, 9 producers, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Pumicite Deposit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Pumicite Deposit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikkalo | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Olex | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Eddy (historical) | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Arlington | 11.2 miles | 12 | |
| Montague (historical) | 11.4 miles | 11 | |
| Clem | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Quinook (historical) | 13.5 miles | 12 | |
| Alville (historical) | 19.2 miles | 11 |
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 Rock Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27988018 | 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 1126141. 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.