BlockCalvert, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Kellogg-Yoncalla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97499. It stands on Schoolhouse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Scotts Valley 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
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Anlauf quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Scotts Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Calvert (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 140 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Roseburg District | EAGLE VALLEY |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | HALO TRAIL |
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | APPLEGATE ROAD |
| 5 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | ANLAUF ROAD |
| 4 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | I-5 MP 153 SB |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | RICE VALLEY |
| 30 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | I-5 MP 151 NB |
| 29 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SCOTT'S VALLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Calvert (historical): 17 past producers, 6 producers, 5 occurrences, 2 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Mercury, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody-Long Quarry and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baldy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Big Baldy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cody-Long Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Milltown/Gilmer | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mt. Baldy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1133052. 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.