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Denmark, Oregon

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Port Orford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97450. The Survey maps it on the Langlois quadrangle. It stands 89 feet above sea level.

Denmark within Curry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

45 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Denmark between 1992 and 2018, burning about 115 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 burning19
Equipment and vehicle use7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Firearms and explosives use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1
Fireworks1

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 1999Other causes2.0 acresGold Beach UnitBONO ROAD
7 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreGold Beach UnitHEREFORD ROAD
4 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoos Bay DistrictCRYSTAL CREEK
30 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGold Beach UnitWILLOW CREEK
19 September 2005Smokingunder an acreGold Beach UnitBONO ROAD
15 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersAIRPORT ROAD
12 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGold Beach UnitWILLOW CREEK
8 August 2008Firearms and explosives useunder an acreGold Beach UnitSMALL CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Curry County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Denmark: 18 past producers, 10 occurrences, 7 producers, 3 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Gold. 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
Chrome Beach PlacerGold, Chromium, PlatinumOccurrenceBeach Placer
Chrome Beach SandsChromium, PGE, GoldProspect
Crystal CreekChromium, Platinum, GoldPast Producer
Crystal Terrace PlacerGold, Platinum, ChromiumOccurrenceBeach Placer
Crystal Terrace PlacerGold, Chromium, PGEOccurrence
Pioneer PlacerChromium, Platinum, GoldOccurrenceBeach Placer
Bullards Sand and Gravel, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bullards Sand and Gravel, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
ButlerChromiumProducerPlacer
Crystal CreekChromiumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Curry 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
Lakeport (historical)2.0 miles18
Langlois2.3 miles18
Sixes5.0 miles18
Plum Trees7.7 miles18
Port Orford10.2 miles18
Eckley (historical)15.2 miles18
Ophir23.0 miles17
Nesika Beach26.7 miles17

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 DenmarkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5257929The 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 1119858. 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.