BlockAlder, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the North Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97370. It stands on Norton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marys Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1939 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Alder between 1992 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GARRETT LANE FIRE |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | CONNECTION CREEK |
| 28 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MCCULLOUGH ROAD |
| 25 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | WREN BARREL |
| 24 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | WOODS CREEK RD. #1 |
| 22 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MOUSE HILL |
| 19 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Philomath Unit | PRIEST ROAD |
| 18 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Philomath Unit | LASKY CRK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Alder: 9 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hardrock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Point West Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reed Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Von Sild Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wren Pit No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hard Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hard Rock Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Hardrock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Point West | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1137055. 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.