BlockBerlin, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the East Linn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97355. It stands on Mint Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sweet Home quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1951 USGS Sweet Home quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mc Kenzie River quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Sweet Home quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Berlin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Other causes | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLD MILL |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | SCOTT CREEK 720 |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | BERLIN RIDGE |
| 6 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | SANTIAM TERRACE/HWY 20 |
| 5 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | BELLINGER ROAD |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 7TH STREET WATERLOO |
| 4 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | OLD SANTIAM |
| 3 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SCOTT CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Berlin: 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormier | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cormier Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Johnson | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sommers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sommers Quatty | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Weber Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Weber Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Weldon Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Weldon Quarry | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Fords Mill | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Santiam Terrace | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lacomb | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sodaville | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Sweet Home | 6.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1134941. 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.