BlockWarm Springs, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brogan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97918. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hope 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
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Jamieson quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Brogan quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Hope Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Warm Springs (historical) between 1996 and 2011, burning about 5,949 acres in total. 12 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 3.3 acres | Vale District | JORDAN |
| 24 August 2000 | Natural | 1,873 acres | Vale District | WILDHORSE |
| 13 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | BULLY CR |
| 11 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | JORDAN FIRE |
| 5 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Vale District | BULLY CREEK |
| 4 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | N. CANAL |
| 25 July 2006 | Natural | 2.4 acres | Vale District | MERCURY MINE |
| 20 July 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Vale District | WILDHORSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Warm Springs (historical): 6 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Geothermal, Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Butte Project | Gold, Mercury | Occurrence | 1951 | |
| Red Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Red Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Bully Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bully Creek Community Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bully Creek | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Jordan Prospect | Mercury, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Neal Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Nelson Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Reed Mercury | Mercury | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowcreek | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Dennis | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Paris (historical) | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Home (historical) | 10.9 miles | 12 | |
| Jamieson | 11.1 miles | 11 | |
| Vale | 12.2 miles | 12 | |
| Dell (historical) | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Westfall | 13.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1131882. 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.