Sheaville, Oregon
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jordan Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97910. It lies near Thomas Creek Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Sheaville quadrangle. It stands 4,574 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Sheaville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Mahogany Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Sheaville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 284,406 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | 57 acres | Vale District | BAXTER CREEK |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 270 acres | Vale District | HOOKER CR |
| 15 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | WHISKEY CREEK |
| 5 August 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Vale District | HWY95 12 |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | SPRING MTN |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 600 acres | Vale District | THOMAS CR |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Vale District | WILSON CR |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Vale District | THOMAS CREEK RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Sheaville: 6 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Zeolites, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mp 8.9 I.O.N. Hwy | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 8.9 I.O.N. Hwy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cow Creek | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Cow Creek #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cow Creek #1 Community Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hillcrest 1 - 9, 11 | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Hillcrest Mine | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Sheaville Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Sheaville Pumice | Pumice | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sheaville in 1 storm report in 2004: 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Sheaville | - | Leslie road wahed out...see narrative for Idaho this date. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Valley | 10.6 miles | 9 | |
| Danner | 19.9 miles | 9 | |
| Watson (historical) | 25.5 miles | 8 | |
| Arock | 29.1 miles | 9 | |
| Rome | 36.5 miles | 9 | |
| Adrian | 42.4 miles | 11 | |
| Owyhee | 46.1 miles | 11 | |
| Crowley | 46.1 miles | 6 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q112263040 | 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 1158475. 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.




