BlockColes Valley, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Melrose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97486. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Callahan quadrangle. It stands 354 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1928 USGS Sitkum quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Tyee quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Callahan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Coles Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OAKHILL RD. #2 |
| 4 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | MILLWOOD DRIVE |
| 29 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | FORT MCKAY RD. |
| 28 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | LOWER GARDEN VALLEY |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | FORT MCKAY RD. |
| 22 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | MODE ROAD |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | MODE RD |
| 14 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | COLE ROAD # 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Coles Valley: 9 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bear Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit #744 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit #744 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q114048287 | 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 1132640. 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.