Amos, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Cottage Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97424. It stands on Hambrick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Harness Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Anlauf quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Harness Mtn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Amos (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | RAISOR ROAD #3 |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | PROGENY |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | 1350 SPUR |
| 3 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | LONDON |
| 29 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | BIG RIVER |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | BLACK BUTTE |
| 9 August 1994 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | HOBART CREEK |
| 7 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LONDON HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Amos (historical): 7 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart Butte | Clay, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hobart Butte | Titanium, Silica, Mercury, Iron, Arsenic, Aluminum, Water, Free, Clay | Past Producer | 1930, 1934 | |
| Big Baldy Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Big Baldy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bald Butte | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Bald Butte Prospect | Mercury | Prospect |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Springs | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| London | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Black Butte | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Wallace (historical) | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Gap | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Veatch | 10.2 miles | 13 | |
| Latham | 11.6 miles | 13 | |
| Walden | 12.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1133022. 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.




