Anidem, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the East Linn census division. It lies near West Fork Packers Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Yellowstone 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
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1929 USGS Mill City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Quartzville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Yellowstone Mtn quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Anidem (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 99 acres in total. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | BOULDER CREEK |
| 22 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DRY GULCH |
| 18 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 487 |
| 14 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | CRABTREE LAKE #2 |
| 12 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Northwest Oregon District | BOULDERCRK |
| 12 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | QUARTZVILLE/YELLOWBOTTOM |
| 11 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | NOBLE FLATS |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | CRABTREE MT 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Anidem (historical): 20 past producers, 14 occurrences, 10 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob and Betty | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Highland Chief | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Lucille | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Lucille Claim | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Relief Property | Gold, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Riverside Group | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1912 | |
| Riverside Group | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Whale Claim | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Yellowbottom-Boulder Creek Area | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Copper, Bismuth, Antimony, Arsenic | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Highland Chief | Gold, Silver, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant City (historical) | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mill City | 11.2 miles | 17 | |
| Fox Valley | 13.6 miles | 13 | |
| Upper Soda | 14.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cascadia | 15.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lyons | 16.6 miles | 13 | |
| Fords Mill | 17.7 miles | 12 | |
| New Idanha | 18.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1131044. 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.









