BlockDeerhorn, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the McKenzie River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97478. It stands on Lane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leaburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1951 USGS Leaburg quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 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
- 1983 USGS Mc Kenzie River quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Leaburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Deerhorn between 1992 and 2018, burning about 32 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | TAYLOR 2 |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HOLDEN CREEK FIRE |
| 7 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | LITTLE DEERHORN |
| 4 September 2002 | Smoking | 15 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | CAMP CREEK |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | TAYLOR CREEK |
| 22 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | TAMORA LANE |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | EAST OF EDEN |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | TAYLOR 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Deerhorn: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walterville | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Leaburg | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Flat | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Wendling | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Marcola | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Winberry | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Thurston | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Fall Creek | 9.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1119843. 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.