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Drake Crossing, Oregon

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Silverton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97381. It stands on Brooks Creek. The Survey maps it on the Drake Crossing quadrangle. It stands 1,641 feet above sea level.

Drake Crossing within Marion County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 13 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

80 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Drake Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 4 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
Debris and open burning35
Equipment and vehicle use12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Recreation and ceremony7
Other causes7
Natural4
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Firearms and explosives use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

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
7 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCROOKED PILE
6 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreSantiam UnitVICTOR BARREL
30 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSantiam UnitNORTH ABIQUA
3 September 1997Other causesunder an acreSantiam UnitDRIFT CREEK #1
29 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitSOUTH ABIQUA
25 September 2003Other causesunder an acreSantiam UnitHOT WIRE FIRE
25 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreSantiam UnitPOWERS CREEK LOOP #1`
24 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreSantiam UnitEL BRIAR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 42 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Drake Crossing: 28 occurrences, 8 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
C M JanickAluminum, ClayOccurrence
Salem Bauxite DepositAluminum, Titanium, MetalOccurrenceBauxite, Ilmenite
Drift Creek QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Drift Creek QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mt Angel Tuff QuarryPumiceOccurrence
Mt. Angel Tuff QuarryPumicePast Producer
Hickman PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Tycer PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Victor Point PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Marion 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
Hullt (historical)2.2 miles13
Noble (historical)5.3 miles15
Willard (historical)7.9 miles16
Clymer (historical)8.0 miles16
Scotts Mills8.1 miles15
Silverton8.7 miles16
Mehama9.6 miles13
Sublimity9.9 miles16

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.

Wikidata item Q113503278The 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 1120070. 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.