Linn County, Oregon

148 topographic sheets cover 48 settlements here, and 73 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

73 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oregon within the United States

Linn County within Oregon

What the record shows

806 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
73 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 55 buildings, 8 structures, 7 districts and 3 sites.
3 of them are covered bridges.
14 of the 73 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 48 populated places in this county; 48 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
David and Maggie Aegerter Barn	building	1999	99000780
Albany Custom Mill	building	1980	80003338
Albany Downtown Commercial Historic District	district	1982	82001509
Albany Hebrew Cemetery	site	2015	15000240
Albany Monteith Historic District (Boundary Increase)	district	2008	08001017
Albany Municipal Airport	district	1998	98000630
Jerry Andrus House	building	2011	11000769
Steven and Elizabeth Archibald Farmstead	building	2004	04001068
Granville H. Baber House	building	1975	75001588
Hiram Baker House	building	1996	96000621
Dr. J. C. Booth House	building	1980	80003344
Boston Flour Mill	building	1979	79002117
Hugh Leeper Brown Barn	building	1979	79002112
John and Amelia Brown Farmhouse	building	1978	78003408
George Earle Chamberlain House	building	1980	80003339
Matthew C. Chambers Barn	building	1996	96001044
William Cochran Barn	building	1999	99000782
George C. Cooley House	building	1983	83002160
Crabtree Creek-Hoffman Covered Bridge	structure	1987	87000017
Louis A. Crandall House	building	1990	90001588
Crawfordsville Bridge	structure	1979	79002115
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	building	2024	100010391
Henry and Mary Cyrus Barn	building	2015	15000778
Alfred Dawson House	building	1980	80003340
Elkins Flour Mill	building	1995	95000689
Hugh Fields House	building	1989	89000853
First Baptist Church of Brownsville	building	1991	91000807
First Evangelical Church of Albany	building	1984	84003030
Fish Lake Guard Station	district	2014	14000381
Flinn Block	building	1979	79002109
Hackleman Historic District	district	1982	82003735
Hannah Bridge	structure	1979	79002116
Harrisburg Odd Fellows Hall	building	1992	92001382
George Hochstedler House	building	1980	80004549
C. J. Howe Building	building	1980	80003343
Independence Prairie Ranger Station	building	1983	83002161
Larwood Bridge	structure	1979	79003733
Lebanon Pioneer Cemetery	site	1998	98000208
Lebanon Southern Pacific Railroad Depot	building	1997	97000584
Hector and Margaret Macpherson Barn	building	1999	99000781
Joseph and Barbara Maurer House	building	1996	96001045
Methodist Episcopal Church South	building	1979	79002110
Gottlieb and Della Milde Barn	building	1999	99000785
Mill City Southern Pacific Rail Road (SPRR) Bridge	structure	2021	100006686
Monteith Historic District	district	1980	80003341
Thomas and Walter Monteith House	building	1975	75001586
John and Mary Moore House	building	2001	01001066
John M. Moyer House	building	1974	74001693
Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church	building	1974	74001694
Moses Parker House	building	1980	80003342
E.C. Perry Building	building	1998	98000604
Porter-Brasfield House	building	1980	80003345
John and Lottie Ralston Cottage	building	1998	98000203
John Ralston House	building	1981	81000501
Riverside Community Hall	building	2023	100008640
Rock Hill School	building	1992	92000661
Ross-Averill House	building	1991	91000061
Michael and Mary Ryan Barn	building	1999	99000784
Santiam Pass Ski Lodge	building	2018	100003033
Santiam Wagon Road	district	2010	10000795
Short Bridge	structure	1979	79002113
Smith, James Alexander, and Elmarion, Barn and Lame-Smith House	building	1999	99000783
Starr and Blakely Drug Store	building	1982	82001510
Gus and Emma Stellmacher Farmstead	building	1998	98001123
Thomas Creek-Gilkey Covered Bridge	structure	1987	87000016
Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge	structure	1987	87000013
United Presbyterian Church and Rectory	building	1979	79002111
United Presbyterian Church of Shedd	building	1998	98000209
Joseph Wesely House and Barn	building	1986	86002903
Wigle Cemtery	site	2004	04001067
Abraham and Mary Wigle House	building	2003	03000345
Jacob and Maranda K. Wigle Farmstead	building	1992	92000131
Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224	building	1995	95001098

Covered bridges

Linn County has 3 covered bridges on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

	Crabtree Creek-Hoffman Covered Bridge	Listed 1987
	Thomas Creek-Gilkey Covered Bridge	Listed 1987
	Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge	Listed 1987

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,435 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,435 of them, burning about 23,375 acres. 474 started naturally and 57 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	474
Recreation and ceremony	293
Debris and open burning	184
Equipment and vehicle use	165
Smoking	83
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	76
Arson/incendiarism	57
Other causes	30
Power generation/transmission/distribution	27
Fireworks	22
Misuse of fire by a minor	17
Railroad operations and maintenance	4
Firearms and explosives use	3

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
28 August 2011	Natural	10,000 acres	Deschutes National Forest	0676 SHADOW LAKE
19 August 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6,340 acres	Willamette National Forest	PUZZLE
19 August 2010	Natural	3,454 acres	Willamette National Forest	SCOTT MOUNTAIN
1 September 2006	Natural	1,070 acres	Sweet Home Unit - ODF	MIDDLE FORK FIRE
26 August 2009	Recreation and ceremony	283 acres	Willamette National Forest	CANAL CREEK
13 July 2014	Natural	275 acres	Willamette National Forest	BINGHAM RIDGE
29 August 2017	Smoking	199 acres	Willamette National Forest	POTATO HILL FIRE
13 July 2014	Natural	175 acres	Willamette National Forest	LIZARD

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1958 to 2025

60 of 64 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 64 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 1 injury and about $2,560,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Funnel Cloud	17
Hail	11
Heavy Rain	11
Flood	9
Thunderstorm Wind	7
Tornado	5
Lightning	3
Debris Flow	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
January 2012	Flood	Fry	2 killed	Widespread low-land flooding occurred in Linn County. A car was swept from a Mega Foods parking lot at 7:00 pm PST January 18th, 2011 into the Periwinkle Creek. A family was trapped inside the car. The father and one son were rescued, but the mother and 20-month old child drowned.
April 2003	Lightning	Sweet Home	1 hurt	no account filed
December 2015	Heavy Rain	Sweet Home	$1,033,000	Heavy rain resulted in flooding of small streams in the Sweet Home area. Water flooded the basements and lower floors of some homes, and a rock slide closed one lane of Highway 20.
January 2012	Flood	Millersburg	$1,000,000	Heavy rain caused the Santiam River at Jefferson to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Santiam River crested at 18.4 feet on January 19th at 10 pm PST, 3.4 feet above flood stage.
September 2017	Tornado (EF1)	Lacomb	$240,000	Tornado touched down along Green Mountain Road. Although tornado appeared to not be on the ground the entire path, the damage path appears to be 0.69 mile long. The tornado damaged five open barns, damaged 5 to 10 plus additional sheds or barns, brought down two power poles, and snapped six trees 4-12 inches in diameter. There were no injuries.
April 1998	Lightning	Sodaville	$200,000	Lightning struck an A-frame house on Sodaville-Mountain Home Road in Sodaville and the house burned to the ground.
September 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Whitaker	$25,000	An empty tractor trailer was blown over.
September 2007	Tornado (EF0)	Lebanon	$20,000	Storm survey found tornado off of Tennessee School Drive was on the ground for 5-10 minutes, with a path a little less than a mile in length, and maximum width 350 yards. Tornado tracked northwest to southeast over open fields and then in trees. Six farm buildings damaged, mostly roof damage. Estimated 90-100 mature trees damaged, with 20-30 of them snapped off low in the trunk, and 6 to 8 uprooted. One tree fell on farmhouse sustaining minor damage. Rated EF0 on enhanced Fujita scale, with gusts 75 to 85 mph.
September 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Griggs	$10,000	Multiple trees snapped about 15-20 feet above the surface. Multiple power lines down and a metal shed severely damaged.
June 2009	Tornado (EF0)	Peoria	$10,000	A tornado was reported by the public to local television station KVAL in Eugene. NWS Storm Survey visited the residence and confirmed: a small shed-like structure was lifted off the ground and blown 21 feet to the east - counter to the prevailing storm winds. There were also circular carvings in the grass nearby.
February 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lacomb	$7,500	Property owner reported damage to 6 trees, along with minor damage to a door and a roof of two separate out buildings located on the property. There was a line of thunderstorms that moved across the area at that time.
September 2007	Hail	Lebanon	$5,000	Half-inch hail was reported at the farmhouse the tornado hit.
September 2007	Hail	Albany	$5,000	Half-inch hail fell, and was reported to be 2-3 inches deep.
September 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lebanon	$3,000	Photos of a 4-8 inch diameter tree limbs blown down and an uprooted tree.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Upper Soda	$1,000	Strong wind gusts blew several shingles off of a roof near Marion Bridge.
March 1994	Tornado (F0)	Albany	$500	At 1440 PST a thunderstorm apparently spawned a small tornado near a shopping area in Albany. Several eyewitnesses reported seeing debris rotating up to about 80 feet above the ground as the mini-twister moved across an empty parking lot. As the cloud passed over a large puddle witnesses reported seeing the water sucked up into the funnel along with the rest of the swirling debris. The storm moved across the street to a thrift store where it blew a door open, scattered merchandise about, and blew a storefront window out onto the sidewalk. The entire episode lasted about 10 seconds. Five minutes later small hail fell.
February 2025	Funnel Cloud	Halsey	-	Member of the public submitted photos of a funnel cloud that they saw near Brownsville, OR (exit 216 on Interstate 5) Feb 1st at 11:09 am PST.
April 2023	Debris Flow	Upper Soda	-	A warm front brought 1 to 2 inches of rainfall over a 48 hour period over the Cascades in Linn County. A landslide 1 miles west of Santiam Pass was reported to close US20 for a brief period.
June 2023	Tornado (EF0)	Harrisburg	-	A brief, weak tornado touched down about 5 miles east of Harrisburg, OR, and moved east-northeast across I-5 before dissipating. No damage was reported from this tornado.
April 2022	Funnel Cloud	Plainview	-	Funnel cloud was reported via Twitter. Pictures appeared to show a funnel cloud and rotation was noted.
August 2022	Hail	Brewster	-	Nickel size hail, measuring around 0.88 inches.
September 2020	Heavy Rain	Sodaville	-	This is the 16 hour rain total.
September 2020	Hail	Scio	-	Penny to nickel size hail accumulated on the ground. Report from social media.
September 2020	Flood	Lebanon	-	A video of street flooding was posted on social media.
April 2019	Flood	Page	-	The Willamette River near Albany crested at 27.3 feet around 10 PM on April 11th, which is 2.3 feet above flood stage.
April 2019	Flood	Harrisburg	-	The Willamette River near Harrisburg crested at 15.3 feet around 9 AM on April 9th, which is 1.3 feet above flood stage.
May 2019	Funnel Cloud	Tagent	-	Viewer sent KMTR a definitive photo of a funnel cloud near the intersection of highway 34 and 99E. Time is approximate based on report, but it could have been an hour or so earlier based on radar.
May 2019	Funnel Cloud	Brownsville	-	Public reported a funnel cloud near Brownsville.
May 2019	Funnel Cloud	Page	-	A television viewer reported a funnel cloud with a photo to the local media station.
September 2019	Funnel Cloud	Harrisburg	-	A local media partner reported a funnel cloud near Harrisburg, OR.
April 2018	Funnel Cloud	Lebanon	-	Photo of funnel cloud in Lebanon shared on Twitter by KEZI Meteorologist.
April 2018	Funnel Cloud	Harrisburg	-	Photo of funnel cloud posted to Twitter. Picture taken near Harrisburg around 310 PM.
May 2018	Funnel Cloud	Brownsville	-	A trained storm spotter reported two funnel clouds 2 miles west of Brownsville, OR.
April 2016	Funnel Cloud	Albany	-	A trained spotter observed a funnel cloud along Interstate 5 around 10 miles south of Albany, Oregon.
May 2016	Funnel Cloud	Albany	-	A trained spotter reported seeing a funnel cloud near Albany, Oregon.
October 2016	Funnel Cloud	Oakville	-	Oregon State University Meteorology Professor reported seeing a funnel cloud looking east of Corvallis.
October 2014	Funnel Cloud	Brownsville	-	A couple of reports from the Public described a funnel cloud around 10 miles north of Brownsville, Oregon. One of the reports came from an off-duty police dispatcher that confirmed rotation with the cloud.
June 2013	Funnel Cloud	Harrisburg	-	A funnel cloud was observed in SE Harrisburg. The funnel cloud lasted 8 minutes.
January 2012	Flood	Scio	-	Widespread low-land flooding occurred in Linn County, resulting in considerable flood damage to homes in Scio. 870 residents of Scio had to be evacuated.
July 2012	Hail	Mill City	-	A thunderstorm moving through Linn and Marion Counties produced large hail with a report of E1.75 inch hail three miles east of Santiam Junction, Oregon and a report of M0.75 inch hail one mile east-southeast of Detroit, Oregon.
June 2009	Hail	Rowland	-	Large hail was accompanied by heavy rain as the storm passed.
June 2009	Funnel Cloud	Brownsville	-	A funnel cloud was sighted and photographed north of Brownsville during the afternoon. The time and exact location are estimated based on the narrative from the newspaper clipping. The funnel cloud and another one nearby never touched the ground, lasted only a few minutes before they disappeared.
October 2009	Funnel Cloud	Tagent	-	A media television station in Eugene, OR, KVAL, reported a member of the public called them with a report of a funnel cloud, and sent a photo to the station.
December 2007	Heavy Rain	Upper Soda	-	Storm total precipitation was 3.73 inches.
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Lebanon	-	Thunderstorms spread through the Willamette Valley, generating strong wind gusts that resulted in reports of downed trees and power lines and local damage. A large section of metal roof was peeled back between Lebanon and Sweet Home.
August 1999	Hail	Sweet Home	-	A thunderstorm in the Cascades produced 3/4" hail near Santiam junction, 35 mile east of Sweet Home.
January 2006	Flood	Albany	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Harrisburg	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Lebanon	-	no account filed
December 2005	Flood	Harrisburg	-	no account filed
January 2004	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
July 2004	Hail	Lacomb	-	no account filed
August 2004	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
December 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
December 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
November 2003	Funnel Cloud	Lebanon	-	no account filed
January 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
March 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
March 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
August 2003	Lightning	Lebanon	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

404 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 404 workings inside this county. 122 still produce and 282 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	121
Stone	87
Stone, Crushed/Broken	82
Gold	70
Silver	21
Gold, Silver	18
Zinc, Lead, Copper	5
Silver, Gold	3
Manganese	3
Platinum	3
Silver, Lead, Copper	3
Copper, Lead	2
Silver, Copper	2
Silver, Zinc	2

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
44 Mines	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Producer	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
44 Mines	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper	Past Producer
Accident	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Albany Mine	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Detroit Dam Occurrence	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Detroit Dam Occurrence	Copper, Zinc, Lead	Occurrence
Galena	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Galena Mine	Gold, Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Prospect
Gold Mine	Gold, Platinum	Past Producer
Great Northern Mine	Gold, Silver, Manganese	Past Producer
Highland Chief	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Lucille Claim	Gold, Copper, Silver	Past Producer
Paymaster Claim	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Riverside Group	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Past Producer	1912
Riverside Group	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Salzl	Clay	Occurrence
Salzl	Aluminum, Clay	Prospect
Santiam Cinder Pit	Pumice	Producer
Smith-Butler	Iron, Titanium	Occurrence
Whale Claim	Gold, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence	Pyrite, Sphalerite
Winter Claim	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Yellowbottom-Boulder Creek Area	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Copper, Bismuth, Antimony, Arsenic	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Albany B Plant Ti	Titanium, Metal	Plant
Bob and Betty	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Past Producer
Foster	Gold, Platinum, Titanium, Metal	Producer	Stream Placer
Foster	Gold, PGE	Occurrence
Highland Chief	Gold, Silver, Zinc	Prospect
Hoot-En-Anne	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	Occurrence	1937
Hoot-En-Anne	Gold, Silver, Copper	Prospect
Iron Mt	Emery	Past Producer
Lawler Mine	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Lucille	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	1897
Paymaster Claim	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Prospect
Red Heifer Claim	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Red Ribbon	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	Occurrence	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena
Relief Property	Gold, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence	Sphalerite
Relief Property	Gold, Zinc, Silver	Prospect
Smith-Butler	Iron, Titanium, Metal	Occurrence
Smith-Butler	Iron, Titanium, Metal	Occurrence
Suing	Antimony	Occurrence
Suing Farm	Antimony	Occurrence
Unnamed Pit	Emery	Producer
Unnamed Prospect	Copper	Unknown
Unnamed Prospect	Gold, PGE	Unknown
Winter Claim	Gold, Zinc, Silver	Prospect
Accident	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Prospect
Cinderella	Gold, Manganese	Past Producer
Cinderella Mine	Gold, Manganese	Past Producer
Great Northern	Gold, Silver, Manganese	Past Producer	Pyrite
Hink Farm	Platinum	Occurrence
Hink Farm	Platinum	Occurrence
Lucky Boy Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Quartzville	Silver, Gold	Occurrence	Gold
Red Ribbon	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Prospect
Tillicum and Cumtillie Claims	Silver, Gold	Occurrence	Pyrite
Worlds Fair Claim	Silver, Gold	Producer
Albany	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Producer	1888
Bob and Betty	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Producer	1881
Lawler	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Producer	1861
Red Heifer	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Savage Group	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Past Producer	Pyrite
Durango	Gold, Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Great Eastern	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Hastings	Gold, Silver	Occurrence	Pyrite
Higgins	Gold, Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Marion	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
North Queen	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Quartzville	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Wakefield - Fries Group	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Durango	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Everlasting Jack	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Great Eastern Mine	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Hastings	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Higgins Mine	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Marion Claim	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Munro	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1890
Munro Group	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
North Queen	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Poorman	Gold, Silver	Producer	Vein
Poorman Group	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Quartzville Prospect	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Savage Group	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Skookum Claim	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	Vein
Skookum Claim	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Tillicum and Cumtillie Claims	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Wakefield-Fries Group	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Whale Claim	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Worlds Fair Claim	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Bic Mac	Gold	Occurrence
Big Mac	Gold	Past Producer
Columbia	Gold	Occurrence
Columbia	Gold	Past Producer
Doodlebug	Gold	Occurrence
Doodlebug Claim	Gold	Occurrence	Pyrite
Doodlebug Claim	Gold	Prospect
Everlasting Jack	Gold	Past Producer
Forty-Four Mines	Gold	Past Producer
Gold Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Gold Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Houf Property	Gold	Occurrence	1937
Houf Property	Gold	Unknown
Peak & Dwarf	Gold	Occurrence
Peak and Dwarf	Gold	Occurrence	1937
Peak and Dwarf Claims	Gold	Prospect
Pearl	Gold	Occurrence
Pearl	Gold	Prospect
Red Buck	Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Red Buck	Gold	Prospect
Sochwich	Gold	Occurrence	Pyrite
Sochwich Property	Gold	Prospect
Treadwell	Gold	Occurrence	Gold
Treadwell Prospect	Gold	Prospect
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Prospect
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Unknown
Bear Ridge Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Beeson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Bond Butte Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Bond Butte Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Brock Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Brown Brothers Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Brubaker Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Cormier Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Cornfordh Site	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Cox Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Ellefson Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Forslund Rock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Forty-Four Mines	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Gates Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Hagel Rock Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Harrington Shale Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Hobin Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Hogg Rock Ptit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Johnson Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Kutsch Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Leblanc Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Lower Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Lyons Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Main Reservoir	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Manning Site	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Mountain Rivers Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Norris Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Northern Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Northern Riprap Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Paetsch Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Parker Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Phillips Site	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Ridgeway Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Saddle Butte Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Santiam Cinder Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Santiam Jct. Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Scott Pit/Lebanon Heights Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Short Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Smith's Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Sommers Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Prospect
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Upper Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Weber Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Weldon Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Whitcomb Creek Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Wiley Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Wiley Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Williams Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Wodtli Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Wodtli Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Bear Ridge Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Beeson Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Bond Butte	Stone	Past Producer
Bond Butte	Stone	Past Producer
Brock	Stone	Past Producer
Brown Brothers Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Brubaker	Stone	Past Producer
Cormier	Stone	Past Producer
Cornfordh Site	Stone	Past Producer
Cox	Stone	Past Producer
Cox Pit and Plant	Stone	Past Producer
Downing Creek Pit and Plant	Stone	Past Producer
Ellefson	Stone	Past Producer
Forslund Rock Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Gates	Stone	Past Producer
Hagel Rock	Stone	Past Producer
Harrington Shale Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Hobin	Stone	Past Producer
Hogg Rock	Stone	Past Producer
Hogg Rock Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Johnson	Stone	Past Producer
Kutsch	Stone	Past Producer
Leblanc	Stone	Past Producer
Lower Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Lyons	Stone	Past Producer
Main Reservoir	Stone	Past Producer
Manning Site	Stone	Past Producer
Minto Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Minto Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Mountain Rivers	Stone	Past Producer
Norris	Stone	Past Producer
Northern	Stone	Past Producer
Northern Riprap	Stone	Past Producer
Paetsch	Stone	Past Producer
Paetsch	Stone	Past Producer
Parker	Stone	Past Producer
Phillips Site	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Ridgeway	Stone	Past Producer
River Road Pit	Stone	Past Producer
River Road Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Saddle Butte	Stone	Past Producer
Santiam Jct. Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Scott Pit/Lebanon Heights Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Short Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Slate Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Slate Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Smith's	Stone	Past Producer
Sommers Quatty	Stone	Past Producer
Upper Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Weber Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Weldon Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Whitcomb Creek Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Wiley Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Wiley Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Williams Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Wodtli Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Wodtli Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Abc Crushing Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Abc Crushing Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Albany Rock Products	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Albany Rock Products	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Albany Rock Products	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Albany Rock Products Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Albany Rock-Truax	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Albany Rock-Truax	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Brownsville Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brownsville Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Bryant Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Builders Supply	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Builders Supply Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
C & S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
C & S Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Conte Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Conte Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Coon Bayne	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Coon Bayne Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Crabtree Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Crabtree Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Crabtree Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Crabtree Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Crabtree Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Crabtree Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Cutsforth	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cutsforth Pitt	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Fox Valley	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Fox Valley Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gates Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gates Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gregory Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gregory Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Henshaw Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Henshaw Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Jensen	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Jensen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Jensen Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lebanon Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lebanon Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Lydia Morse	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lydia Morse Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Mari-Linn Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Mari/Linn Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mcmutt Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mcnutt Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mid Valley Rock	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mid Valley Rock	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Morse Brothers Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Morse Brothers Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
North Santiam Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
North Santiam Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Owen-Irish Bend	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Owen-Irish Bend Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Pioneer Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Pioneer Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Reynolds Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Reynolds Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Riverside Rock Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Riverside Rock Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Scheler-Snyder Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Scheler-Snyder Pitnt	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Stock Crocker	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Stock Croker Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Sweet Home S & G	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Sweet Home Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Truelove Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Trulove Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Weddle Farm	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Weddle Farm	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Albany

Albany census division · 97321 · On Calapooia River · Albany quadrangle

19 sheets, 1912 to 1980
Anidem

East Linn census division · Near West Fork Packers Gulch · Yellowstone Mountain quadrangle

16 sheets, 1929 to 1991

No longer a settlement
Berlin

East Linn census division · 97355 · On Mint Creek · Sweet Home quadrangle

12 sheets, 1951 to 1984
Brownsville

Brownsville census division · 97327 · Brownsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1911 to 1988
Bryant City

Mill City census division · Near Dry Gulch · Quartzville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1929 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Burlington

Harrisburg census division · 97377 · Near Hoacum Island · Peoria quadrangle

16 sheets, 1912 to 1992

No longer a settlement
Calapooia

Sweet Home census division · 97386 · On Pugh Creek · Chandler Mountain quadrangle

12 sheets, 1951 to 1988
Cascadia

East Linn census division · 97345 · On Soda Creek · Cascadia quadrangle

16 sheets, 1934 to 1994
Central

Scio-Lacomb census division · 97322 · On Lakeview Slough · Crabtree quadrangle

20 sheets, 1921 to 1991

No longer a settlement
Crabtree

Scio-Lacomb census division · 97335 · On Beaver Creek · Crabtree quadrangle

20 sheets, 1921 to 1991
Crawfordsville

Brownsville census division · 97336 · On Brush Creek · Crawfordsville quadrangle

16 sheets, 1921 to 1988
Crowfoot

Lebanon census division · 97355 · Near Ridgeway Butte · Lebanon quadrangle

23 sheets, 1911 to 1991
Dotyville

Scio-Lacomb census division · 97374 · Scio quadrangle

20 sheets, 1921 to 1991

No longer a settlement
Draperville

Albany census division · 97322 · On Cox Creek · Albany quadrangle

19 sheets, 1912 to 1980
Evansville

Lebanon census division · 97355 · Near Ridgeway Butte · Lebanon quadrangle

23 sheets, 1911 to 1991

No longer a settlement
Fairview

Lebanon census division · 97355 · On Noble Creek · Waterloo quadrangle

16 sheets, 1921 to 1988
Fords Mill

East Linn census division · 97355 · On South Fork Beaver Creek · Lacomb quadrangle

12 sheets, 1951 to 1991
Foster

Sweet Home census division · 97386 · On Wiley Creek · Sweet Home quadrangle

12 sheets, 1951 to 1984
Fox Valley

Mill City census division · 97358 · On Manis Creek · Lyons quadrangle

13 sheets, 1951 to 1991
Greenville

Sweet Home census division · 97386 · Waterloo quadrangle

16 sheets, 1921 to 1988
Halsey

Harrisburg census division · 97348 · Halsey quadrangle

16 sheets, 1912 to 1992
Harrisburg

Harrisburg census division · 97446 · Harrisburg quadrangle

16 sheets, 1909 to 1992
Holley

Sweet Home census division · 97386 · Crawfordsville quadrangle

16 sheets, 1921 to 1988
Jordan

Mill City census division · 97374 · On Jordan Creek · Jordan quadrangle

12 sheets, 1951 to 1991
Kingston

Mill City census division · 97383 · Stayton quadrangle

16 sheets, 1925 to 1991
Lacomb

Scio-Lacomb census division · 97355 · On South Fork Beaver Creek · Lacomb quadrangle

12 sheets, 1951 to 1991
Lebanon

Lebanon census division · 97355 · Lebanon quadrangle

23 sheets, 1911 to 1991
Liberty

Sweet Home census division · 97386 · On Little Creek · Waterloo quadrangle

16 sheets, 1921 to 1988
Lyons

Mill City census division · 97358 · Near Fox Valley · Lyons quadrangle

13 sheets, 1951 to 1991
Marion Forks

East Linn census division · 97350 · On Horn Creek · Marion Forks quadrangle

17 sheets, 1927 to 1994
Mill City

97360 · On Snake Creek · Mill City North quadrangle

17 sheets, 1929 to 1991
Millersburg

Albany census division · 97321 · Near Scravel Hill · Albany quadrangle

19 sheets, 1912 to 1980
New Idanha

Mill City census division · 97350 · On Corset Creek · Idanha quadrangle

16 sheets, 1929 to 1994
Peoria

Harrisburg census division · 97377 · Near Hoacum Island · Peoria quadrangle

16 sheets, 1912 to 1992
Riverside

Albany census division · 97321 · Riverside quadrangle

17 sheets, 1913 to 1980
Santiam Terrace

Lebanon census division · 97355 · Waterloo quadrangle

16 sheets, 1921 to 1988
Scio

Scio-Lacomb census division · 97374 · Scio quadrangle

20 sheets, 1921 to 1991
Shedd

Harrisburg census division · 97377 · On Walton Slough · Halsey quadrangle

16 sheets, 1912 to 1992
Shelburn

Mill City census division · 97374 · On Bear Branch · Scio quadrangle

20 sheets, 1921 to 1991
Sodaville

Lebanon census division · 97355 · Waterloo quadrangle

16 sheets, 1921 to 1988
South Lebanon

Lebanon census division · 97355 · Lebanon quadrangle

23 sheets, 1911 to 1991
Sweet Home

Sweet Home census division · 97386 · On Cotton Creek · Sweet Home quadrangle

12 sheets, 1951 to 1984
Tangent

Albany census division · 97389 · Tangent quadrangle

18 sheets, 1911 to 1980
Union Point

Brownsville census division · 97327 · Near Dinwiddie Valley · Union Point quadrangle

16 sheets, 1921 to 1988

No longer a settlement
Upper Soda

East Linn census division · 97329 · On Soda Fork · Upper Soda quadrangle

16 sheets, 1934 to 1994
Waterloo

Lebanon census division · 97355 · On Noble Creek · Waterloo quadrangle

16 sheets, 1921 to 1988
West Scio

Scio-Lacomb census division · 97374 · Crabtree quadrangle

20 sheets, 1921 to 1991
Whitaker

Lebanon census division · 97355 · Near Golden Valley · Onehorse Slough quadrangle

20 sheets, 1921 to 1991

The vanished settlements of Linn County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.