Cheshire, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Junction City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97419. It stands on Owens Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cheshire quadrangle. 329 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 338 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1909 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Cheshire quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Cheshire between 1992 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KIRK RD #2 |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Western Lane District | J C FIRE |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Western Lane District | TURNBOW FIRE |
| 4 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Western Lane District | FERGUSON LAWN |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | OVERLOOK ROCK |
| 22 September 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Western Lane District | OWENS CREEK FIRE |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Western Lane District | CORY ROAD FIRE |
| 16 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Western Lane District | SMYTH ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Cheshire: 14 past producers, 8 producers, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Junction City Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Junction City Pond | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Junction City Pond | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Goldson | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Alvadore | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Junction City | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Starrs Point (historical) | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Lancaster | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Estrup (historical) | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Fern Ridge Shores | 7.5 miles | 18 |
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 Cheshire | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3478112 | 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 1166628. 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.











