BlockElkhead, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Kellogg-Yoncalla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97499. It stands on Lane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Scotts Valley quadrangle. It stands 804 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Anlauf quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Scotts Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Elkhead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | HARNESS MOUNTAIN |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | PROGENY |
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BEN MORE MOUNTAIN |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ELKHEAD RD. |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Roseburg District | BEN MORE MTN |
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | LARKSPUR LANE |
| 4 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | I-5 MP 153 SB |
| 4 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | HOGAN ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Elkhead: 12 past producers, 5 producers, 5 occurrences, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hogan Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| No Name Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cody-Long Quarry and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
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 Elkhead | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5364250 | 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 1136255. 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.