Alvadore, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Eugene-Springfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97448. It lies near Fern Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Cheshire quadrangle. It stands 387 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 17 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.
- 1909 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Cheshire quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Alvadore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Other causes | under an acre | Western Lane District | PARADISE ROAD |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KIRK RD #2 |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FFD140202492 |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | OVERLOOK ROCK |
| 13 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FFD140209089 |
| 13 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | CHARDONNAY #2 |
| 11 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FRANKLIN FIRE |
| 1 September 1998 | Other causes | under an acre | Western Lane District | SUSPICIOUS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Alvadore: 12 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cowles Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cowles Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher Butte | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher Butte Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
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 Alvadore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473974 | The 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 1136001. 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.











