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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.

College Hill within Lane County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

180 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined111
Equipment and vehicle use23
Debris and open burning12
Fireworks9
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes3
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictSHACK FIRE
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon District150215987
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon District150215670
7 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictFFD140203958
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictBLANTON
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersEAST 40TH
5 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictFFD140202531
4 September 1998Fireworks1.5 acresWestern Lane DistrictBUTTERFLY LANE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lane County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Eugene Molding Sand DepositSilica, ClayPast Producer
Eugene Molding Sand DepositSilica, ClayPast Producer
Hawkins ButteSilicaOccurrence
Hawkins ButteSilica, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Eugene Sand and Gravel IncorporateStonePast Producer
Fisher Butte QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Larson QuarryStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Lane County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Eugene1.6 miles19
Bethel3.0 miles19
Glenwood3.5 miles19
River Road4.1 miles19
Springfield4.2 miles19
Danebo4.7 miles19
Goshen5.2 miles14
Santa Clara5.3 miles19

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.