Buell, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Willamina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97378. It stands on Meadow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sheridan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1942 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Yamhill River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Buell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 92 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Dallas Unit | BROWN ROAD |
| 8 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.5 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILL CR. PARK |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Dallas Unit | PIONEER ROAD |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BUTLER HILL TWO |
| 27 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GOOSENECK RD. |
| 20 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Dallas Unit | STONE ROAD |
| 20 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Dallas Unit | HART ROAD |
| 14 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GOOSENECK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Buell: 8 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buell Limestone | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Buell Limestone | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Buell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Buell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rentsch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rentsch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shenk Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| South Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballston | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Ellendale | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Tucker (historical) | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Fort Hill Census Designated Place | 7.9 miles | 15 | |
| Oakdale | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dallas | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Valley Junction | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Broadmead | 8.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1162860. 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.







