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Algoma, Oregon

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Klamath Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97601. It lies near Plum Valley. The Survey maps it on the Wocus quadrangle. It stands 4,150 feet above sea level.

Algoma within Klamath County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

78 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Algoma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,573 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 8 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
Natural27
Recreation and ceremony15
Debris and open burning10
Arson/incendiarism8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking3
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestROW
6 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKlamath UnitSIMPSON II
6 September 1997Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresFremont-Winema National ForestHAGELSTEIN
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestCLIFFSIDE
3 September 1995Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresKlamath UnitN. HAGELSTEIN
28 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestDRY LAKE- DISP# 295
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreKlamath UnitSIMPSON
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreKlamath UnitALGOMA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Klamath County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Algoma: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
QuarryStonePast Producer
Shady PineStonePast Producer
Shady Pine Crusher & Wash PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shot Gun QuarryStonePast Producer
Shot Gun QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Klamath County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Barkley (historical)2.4 miles19
Shady Pine2.8 miles18
Terminal City5.6 miles18
Running Y Ranch6.1 miles18
Pelican City6.6 miles18
Modoc Point7.3 miles19
Klamath Falls8.6 miles21
Altamont10.5 miles19

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on AlgomaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3474033The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1135996. 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.