Dorena, 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 Rat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dorena Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Dorena
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 1 record
Dorena Bridgelisted 1979
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 Lowell quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Oakridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Dorena Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Dorena (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 166 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Northwest Oregon District | 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 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | BRYSON SEARS |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | RAT FIRE |
| 3 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | DOWENS ROAD |
| 27 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CERRO GORDO FIRE |
| 24 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | KIZER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Dorena (historical): 6 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove Native Copper | Copper | Occurrence | Copper, Malachite | |
| Cottage Grove Native Copper | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| East Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| East Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walden | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Dorena | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Wildwood | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Culp Creek | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Latham | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cottage Grove | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Gap | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Saginaw | 7.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1699691. 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.






