Fernvale, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the South Umpqua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97442. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Quines Creek quadrangle. It stands 1,578 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS Riddle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Quines Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Fernvale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,309 acres in total. 31 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 | 31 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | TUNNEL ROAD |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BROWN STREET |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | STAGECOACH PASS # 1 |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | I 5 MP 86 |
| 28 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | QUINES CR. RD. |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | FIR POINT |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford District | KENWOOD ROAD 400 |
| 21 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | I-5 MP 79 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Fernvale: 10 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninemile Quarry & Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Ninemile Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Peak | Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite | |
| Young Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | 1940 | |
| Young Prospect | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Barton Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barton Road 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Branch | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Galesville | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Glendale | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Quines Creek | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Azalea | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Booth (historical) | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Canyonville | 11.3 miles | 15 | |
| Riddle | 11.9 miles | 15 |
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 Q114052162 | 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 1120683. 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.






