Azalea, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the South Umpqua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97410. It stands on Wildcat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Quines Creek quadrangle. It stands 1,657 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS Riddle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Quines Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Azalea between 1992 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | I 5 MP 86 |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | QUARTS MILL PEAK |
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | MP 90 |
| 28 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | QUINES CR. RD. |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | UPPER COW CREEK # 2 |
| 24 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MP 88 |
| 23 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford District | MP 89 SOUTH |
| 23 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford District | 89 NORTH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Azalea: 16 past producers, 7 occurrences, 5 prospects, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Stone, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Barton Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barton Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bull Run | Manganese | Occurrence | Rhodonite | |
| Bull Run Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bull Run Placers | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Red Apple Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Red Apple Pit | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quines Creek | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Booth (historical) | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Galesville | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fortune Branch | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Fernvale | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Anchor (historical) | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Canyonville | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Glendale | 9.6 miles | 17 |
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 Azalea | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3478006 | 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 1117114. 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.






