Carus, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Beavercreek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97045. It lies near Spangler Hill. The Survey maps it on the Oregon City quadrangle. It stands 509 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1914 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Carus between 1992 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 4 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GRAVES CREEK |
| 8 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Molalla Unit | LELAND |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | CARUS |
| 5 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RINGO RD |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | LARKIN |
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BLUHM BERRY PATCH |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | HOWARDS MILL |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BIG CEDAR |
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 Carus: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Forman Quarry #2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Forman Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Carl Hansen | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Don Belding | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Don Belding | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Molalla Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Molalla Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quarry 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Corner | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Beaver Creek | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Henrici | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Mulino | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Central Point | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Echo Dell | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| O'Neil Corners | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Union Mills | 5.0 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 Carus | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5047483 | 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 1118639. 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.










