BlockBryant City, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mill City census division. It lies near Dry Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Quartzville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1929 USGS Mill City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Quartzville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Quartzville quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Quartzville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Bryant City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 386 acres in total. 19 started naturally. None was 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 | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | BOULDER CREEK |
| 22 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DRY GULCH |
| 12 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Northwest Oregon District | BOULDERCRK |
| 12 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | QUARTZVILLE/YELLOWBOTTOM |
| 11 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | NOBLE FLATS |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | GOLD |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 28 acres | Northwest Oregon District | ROCKY TOP 5 |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 63 acres | Northwest Oregon District | BOULDER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 70 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 70 workings within 5 miles of Bryant City (historical): 23 occurrences, 23 past producers, 17 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| 44 Mines | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Accident | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Albany Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Galena | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Galena Mine | Gold, Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Highland Chief | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Lucille Claim | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Paymaster Claim | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Riverside Group | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1912 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anidem (historical) | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Mill City | 12.9 miles | 17 | |
| Upper Soda | 13.8 miles | 16 | |
| New Idanha | 15.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fox Valley | 15.8 miles | 13 | |
| Cascadia | 16.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lyons | 19.0 miles | 13 | |
| Marion Forks | 20.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1153815. 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.