Culp Creek, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cottage Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97434. It stands on Culp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Culp Creek quadrangle. It stands 961 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1935 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Culp Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Oakridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Culp Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Culp Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | RRT |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BLUE MOUNTAIN |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ROW RIVER TRAILER |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Northwest Oregon District | ROW RIVER 10000 |
| 29 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ROW RIVER FIRE |
| 25 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | UPPER MOSBY CRK |
| 23 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | BRICE CREEK |
| 22 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BOHEMIA ML 500 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Culp Creek: 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | 1935 | |
| Pitcher Prospect | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Culp Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Culp Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Perkins Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Perkins Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Silver Stairs Pit & Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Stairs Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorena | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Disston | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wildwood | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Dorena (historical) | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Walden | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Gap | 11.3 miles | 11 | |
| Latham | 12.4 miles | 13 | |
| Cottage Grove | 13.0 miles | 13 |
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 Culp Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5193094 | 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 1140531. 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.






