Drew, Oregon
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the South Umpqua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97484. It stands on Cook Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tiller quadrangle. It stands 1,404 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1944 USGS Tiller quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Crater Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Tiller quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Tiller quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Drew between 1992 and 2020, burning about 109 acres in total. 42 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | BUZZARD |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BUZZARD CREEK |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | not named |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | not named |
| 16 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LITTLE WINTERS #2 |
| 14 September 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | JOE HALL #1 |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | CALLAHAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Drew: 17 past producers, 13 occurrences, 7 prospects, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Chromium, Iron, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banfield | Copper, Silver, Mercury | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar | |
| Banfield Mine | Iron, Silver, Mercury, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1900, 1928 | |
| Gold Cut | Gold | Past Producer | Pyrite | |
| Gold Cut Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Pennel and Farmer Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Pennell and Farmer Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamlin Prairie | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamlin Prairie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiller | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Milo | 8.6 miles | 17 | |
| Perdue (historical) | 10.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lavadoure (historical) | 11.5 miles | 17 | |
| Anchor (historical) | 14.3 miles | 16 | |
| Nugget (historical) | 14.5 miles | 16 | |
| Days Creek | 15.7 miles | 16 | |
| Booth (historical) | 18.3 miles | 16 |
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 Drew | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5307112 | 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 1141234. 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.









