Fall Creek, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lowell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97438. It stands on Little Fall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lowell quadrangle. It stands 627 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1935 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Oakridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Fall Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LITTLE FALL CREEK STAT |
| 9 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | HILLS CREEK |
| 5 September 1992 | Other causes | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | JACOBY MOUNTAIN |
| 4 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FALL CREEK DAM |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ENTERPRISE ROAD |
| 4 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.4 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | HAROLDS |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 58 HOUSE FIRE |
| 3 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KIMBALL ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Fall Creek: 11 past producers, 7 producers, 3 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Arsenic. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Fall Creek Ranch | Clay | Occurrence | Kaolinite | |
| Fall Creek Ranch | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Snyder Ranch Arsenic | Arsenic | Occurrence | Realgar | |
| Snyder Ranch Arsenic | Arsenic | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weather's Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weather's Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fall Creek Quarry | Stone | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Unity | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Dexter | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lowell | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Jasper | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Winberry | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar Flat | 6.5 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 Q5432016 | 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 1120587. 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.






