BlockYocum, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Lakeview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97630. It lies near South Peak. The Survey maps it on the Strawberry 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
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.
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Strawberry Butte quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Lakeview quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Strawberry Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS Strawberry Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Yocum (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,183 acres in total. 74 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 | 74 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | HOME |
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Unit | ADAMS SPRING |
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | YOCUM 351 |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Unit | FALL CREEK |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Unit | BRUSHY |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | WILLOW CAMP |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Unit | HARPING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vistillas (historical) | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Drews Valley (historical) | 15.0 miles | 12 | |
| West Side | 16.6 miles | 10 | |
| Quartz Mountain | 20.8 miles | 12 | |
| Five Corners | 21.7 miles | 10 | |
| Blaisdell | 24.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hot Springs (historical) | 25.3 miles | 11 | |
| New Pine Creek | 25.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1154156. 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.