BlockAnlauf, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Elkton-Drain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97424. It stands on Buck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Curtin quadrangle. It stands 390 feet above sea level.
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 Curtin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Anlauf between 1992 and 2020, burning about 181 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | I-5 MP 162 |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | BREIER ROAD |
| 20 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | NORTH BEAR CREEK |
| 19 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | LONGVIEW LANE |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | BUCK CREEK |
| 15 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | CURTIN ROAD |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | COX CREEK |
| 14 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | TERRITORIAL RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Anlauf: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rattlesnake Quarry | 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.
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 Anlauf | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4766133 | 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 1136006. 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.