BlockBurlington, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Harrisburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97377. It lies near Hoacum Island. The Survey maps it on the Peoria 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 16 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.
- 1912 USGS Halsey quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Halsey quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Halsey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Burlington (historical) between 2014 and 2018, burning about 97 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | ORWVR-FY18-WF-SNAGBOAT FIRE 2018 |
| 1 October 2014 | Debris and open burning | 97 acres | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | M DIKES |
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 Burlington (historical): 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| C.E. Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| C.E. Jones Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.E. Jones Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Conte Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Conte Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Coon Bayne | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coon Bayne Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria | 0.2 miles | 16 | |
| Shedd | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Halsey | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Tangent | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Riverside | 11.3 miles | 17 | |
| Harrisburg | 12.1 miles | 16 | |
| Brownsville | 12.3 miles | 17 | |
| Union Point (historical) | 13.5 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Burlington (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21279319 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1130154. 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.