Drift Creek, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Waldport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97394. It stands on Southworth Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tidewater quadrangle. It stands 3 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1942 USGS Tidewater quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Tidewater quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Tidewater quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Drift Creek between 1992 and 2019, burning about 9 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Toledo Unit | DARKEY CREEK |
| 2 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BREAKER FIRE |
| 2 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Toledo Unit | PARK BUM |
| 16 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Toledo Unit | CROTCHLINE SADDLE |
| 1 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | DRIFT BOAT FIRE |
| 1 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Toledo Unit | COZY ACRES |
| 24 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | KAYDEN |
| 21 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | TRAILOR 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Drift Creek: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckman Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pankey Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eckman Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pankey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waldport | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linville (historical) | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bayview | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Westwood Village | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Waldport | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Little Albany | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bayshore | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Little Switzerland | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Tidewater | 5.1 miles | 13 |
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 Q113634049 | 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 1162263. 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.









