Finn Rock, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the McKenzie River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97488. It stands on Quartz Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Hagan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1934 USGS Mc Kenzie Bridge quadrangle1:96000
- 1940 USGS Mc Kenzie Bridge quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Blue River quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mc Kenzie River quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Mt. Hagan quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Mount Hagan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Finn Rock between 1992 and 2019, burning about 47 acres in total. 15 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | DEATHBALL |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | CANE SLEEPER |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COFFEE CREEK |
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BLUE RIVER RD |
| 19 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | NFCA GOODPASTURE 3 |
| 17 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | NFCA GOODPASTURE 2 |
| 13 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | SADDLE DAM |
| 13 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | ELK MOUNTAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Finn Rock: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosboro Bar | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rosboro Bar | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nimrod | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Blue River | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Rainbow | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Vida | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| McKenzie Bridge | 12.0 miles | 16 | |
| Foley Springs | 15.2 miles | 16 | |
| Leaburg | 15.7 miles | 12 | |
| Belknap Springs | 18.2 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.
| Wikipedia article on Finn Rock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3477998 | 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 1120718. 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.










