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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.

Bethel within Lane County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

150 since 1997

Regional 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/undetermined111
Equipment and vehicle use10
Fireworks8
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon District150215987
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon District150215670
7 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictFFD140203958
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictBLANTON
5 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictFFD140202531
5 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictFFD140202492
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon District150211575
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon District150211432

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lane County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Eugene Molding Sand DepositSilica, ClayPast Producer
Eugene Molding Sand DepositSilica, ClayPast Producer
Hawkins ButteSilicaOccurrence
Hawkins ButteSilica, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Eugene Sand and Gravel IncorporateStonePast Producer
Fisher Butte QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Larson QuarryStonePast Producer
Larson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Lane County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
River Road1.3 miles19
Danebo2.5 miles19
Eugene2.6 miles19
Santa Clara2.6 miles19
College Hill3.0 miles19
Fir Grove3.7 miles19
Irving3.8 miles19
Glenwood5.4 miles19

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.