Rome, Oregon
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jordan Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97910. The Survey maps it on the Rome quadrangle. It stands 3,386 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Jordan Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jordan Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jordan Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Jordan Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Rome between 1996 and 2020, burning about 5,258 acres in total. 11 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 August 2001 | Natural | 2,376 acres | Vale District | JORDAN CRK |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | 1,742 acres | Vale District | PASCUAL 1 |
| 6 August 1998 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Vale District | LAUNCH |
| 3 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Vale District | MM 56 |
| 3 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | SMALL |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 500 acres | Vale District | ROME |
| 22 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Vale District | OWYHEE SPRING RESERVOIR |
| 9 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Vale District | ROME |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Rome: 4 producers, 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Zeolites, Gold, Stone, Dimension, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mtn. BLM Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Cleopatra Claim | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Cleopatra Claim | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Mp 52.6 I.O.N. Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 52.6 I.O.N. Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rol Rop Group | Stone, Dimension, Zeolites | Past Producer | ||
| Rol Rop Group | Volcanic Materials | Producer | ||
| Rome North | Stone, Dimension, Zeolites | Past Producer | ||
| Rome North | Volcanic Materials | Producer | ||
| Rome Tuff Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zeolites | Prospect | 1967 |
Storms near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rome in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | The Grassy Mountain RAWS site recorded a wind gust of 58 mph. No damage was reported. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | A thunderstorm developed near Burns Junction shortly after the Rome storm, and produced even stronger wind. The mesonet near Burns Junction recorded gusts over 60 mph for about 10 minutes, with a peak gust of 71 mph. Sustained winds were still near 40 mph, speaking to the quick moving nature of the winds. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | Rome airport observed gusts near 60 mph for about 5 minutes as a thunderstorms gust front move through. Sustained winds were between 36-44 mph at the same time. This occurred shortly before an even stronger gust occurred at Burns Junction. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | An official NWS observation recorded a wind gust of 78 mph one mile northwest of Rome, OR. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Rome | - | A very warm, moist and unstable airmass allowed afternoon thunderstorms to intensify as they marched northeastward across Malheur County. One thunderstorm dropped hail that measured up to 3/4 inch in diameter just south of Burns Junction. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Rome | - | A severe thunderstorm produced one and a half inch hail at Danner in southeast Oregon. this storm then crossed into Idaho and produced a number of severe weather reports in Idaho as well. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arock | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Danner | 16.9 miles | 9 | |
| Jordan Valley | 31.8 miles | 9 | |
| Basque | 32.2 miles | 8 | |
| Cord (historical) | 32.9 miles | 8 | |
| Crowley | 34.3 miles | 6 | |
| Watson (historical) | 35.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sheaville | 36.5 miles | 7 |
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 Rome | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3478055 | 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 1126268. 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.




