BlockElgarose, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Melrose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97471. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Garden Valley quadrangle. It stands 604 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1897 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sutherlin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Garden Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Elgarose between 1992 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 6 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | ORCHARD LANE |
| 6 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | BEAR RIDGE |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | DEL RIO RD. |
| 3 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DOERNER CUT-OFF |
| 26 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | COLONIAL ROAD |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | TRANQUILL LANE |
| 20 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central Unit | PONDEROSA DRIVE # 2 |
| 13 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FLOURNOY VALLEY RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Elgarose: 8 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ding | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ding | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit # 11 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit #11 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant # 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant # 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Cleveland | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Riversdale | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Calkins | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lookingglass | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Edenbower | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Callahan | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Winchester | 7.2 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.
| Wikidata item Q114052035 | 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 1136249. 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.