BlockWaldron, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Mitchell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97874. It stands on Tamarack Creek. The Survey maps it on the Toney Butte 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
7 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.
- 1926 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Stephenson Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Toney Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Waldron (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 13,335 acres in total. 30 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 15 acres | John Day Unit | DIPPEN RIG CREEK |
| 4 August 2014 | Natural | 191 acres | Prineville District | 0719 GOOSE PAINT |
| 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 Waldron (historical): 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Service Creek | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Twickenham | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Waterman (historical) | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| Mitchell | 12.7 miles | 13 | |
| Spoos Mill | 14.5 miles | 10 | |
| Spray | 14.5 miles | 10 | |
| Caleb (historical) | 15.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136874. 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.