College Hill, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Eugene-Springfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97405. The Survey maps it on the Eugene East quadrangle.
On record in College Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Eugene Civic Stadium0.5 miles away
Wayne Morse Farmlisted 1999 · 0.6 miles away
Marx-Schaefers Houselisted 2006 · 0.7 miles away
A. V. Peters Houselisted 1990 · 0.8 miles away
Patterson-Stratton Houselisted 1992 · 0.9 miles away
Christian-Patterson Rental Propertylisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
Rice Apartmentslisted 2006 · 1.0 miles away
Lane County Clerk's Buildinglisted 1983 · 1.0 miles away
Abraham and Phoebe Ball Houselisted 2003 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1910 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Eugene East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Eugene East quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of College Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 142 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 111 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Western Lane District | SHACK FIRE |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150215987 |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150215670 |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FFD140203958 |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Western Lane District | BLANTON |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | EAST 40TH |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FFD140202531 |
| 4 September 1998 | Fireworks | 1.5 acres | Western Lane District | BUTTERFLY LANE |
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 College Hill: 18 past producers, 10 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Molding Sand Deposit | Silica, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Eugene Molding Sand Deposit | Silica, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hawkins Butte | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Hawkins Butte | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Eugene Sand and Gravel Incorporate | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher Butte Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Larson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Bethel | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Glenwood | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| River Road | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Springfield | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Danebo | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Goshen | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Santa Clara | 5.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1119149. 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.












