Bethel, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Eugene-Springfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97402. The Survey maps it on the Eugene West quadrangle.
On record in Bethel
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Elmer Harlow Houselisted 1980 · 0.5 miles away
Wallace and Glenn Potter Houselisted 2007 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 19 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.
- 1910 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1967 USGS Eugene West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Eugene West quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
150 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Bethel between 1997 and 2020, burning about 189 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 111 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150215987 |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150215670 |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FFD140203958 |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Western Lane District | BLANTON |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FFD140202531 |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FFD140202492 |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150211575 |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150211432 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Bethel: 17 past producers, 12 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Molding Sand Deposit | Silica, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Eugene Molding Sand Deposit | Silica, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hawkins Butte | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Hawkins Butte | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Eugene Sand and Gravel Incorporate | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher Butte Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Larson Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Larson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Road | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Danebo | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Eugene | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Santa Clara | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| College Hill | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Fir Grove | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Irving | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Glenwood | 5.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136061. 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.












