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One of 73 National Register listings published here for Yakima County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
O.J. Gendron Ranch
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 8 buildingss, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Gendron, O.J., Ranch - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 6702 Bell Rd., Moxee City, 98901
- When was it listed? September 2005
- Category. building
- Census division. Northeast Yakima
- National Register reference number. 05001062 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
48 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of O.J. Gendron Ranch between 1996 and 2020, burning about 10,611 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Yakama Agency | PARKER BRIDGE |
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Yakama Agency | 81 N. TRACK |
| 10 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 431 YAKIMA STREET |
| 1 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 acres | Yakama Agency | AHTANUM RG |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 2,165 acres | Spokane District | KONNOWAC PASS |
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,083 acres | Spokane District | KONNOWAC |
| 25 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 340 MAIN STREET |
| 21 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Yakama Agency | RENEGADE |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of O.J. Gendron Ranch: 16 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Gap Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Willow Springs No. 3 | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Kaiser | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Yakima | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Meyers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Newland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Union Gap Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed It | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | LaFramboise Farmstead | 1.3 miles | 1985 |
 | Elizabeth Loudon Carmichael House | 3.0 miles | 1991 |
 | Alexander McAllister House | 3.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Powell House | 4.6 miles | 1987 |
 | James Knuppenburg House | 4.7 miles | 1987 |
| H. W. Potter House | 4.8 miles | 1987 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05001062 in Record Group 79. |
| Yakima County | All 73 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- 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.