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Etna, Oregon

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Shady Cove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97539. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Shady Cove quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Etna within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

216 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of Etna (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 704 acres in total. 54 started naturally. 9 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
Natural54
Equipment and vehicle use43
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Debris and open burning25
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Other causes11
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Recreation and ceremony9
Arson/incendiarism9
Fireworks8
Smoking7

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
9 September 2009Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictROCK SPRINGS
9 September 2002Other causesunder an acreMedford UnitCHAUMA
9 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMedford UnitINDIAN CREEK
8 September 2015Other causesunder an acreMedford DistrictSHADY TRAIL
6 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMedford DistrictSOWELL DR
6 September 2002Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictRRIVER DR
6 September 2002Naturalunder an acreMedford UnitRIGHT FIRE
6 September 2002Naturalunder an acreMedford UnitLEFT FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Etna (historical): 8 occurrences, 7 past producers, 6 producers, 3 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Uranium. 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
Roger's Cinnabar PropertiesClayPast Producer
Canyon Creek Mining Co.UraniumOccurrence
Trail UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Trail UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Idian Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Indian Creek QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
Shady Cove/Long BranchStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Jackson 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
Shady Cove1.0 miles19
Trail3.6 miles20
Rogue Elk5.5 miles20
Derby (historical)6.5 miles18
Beagle7.1 miles19
Spikenard (historical)7.1 miles19
Mountain View (historical)7.2 miles24
Asbestos (historical)7.9 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1159020. 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.