BlockForfar, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Newport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97366. It stands on Lost Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newport South quadrangle. It stands 118 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1942 USGS Yaquina quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Yaquina quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Yaquina NE quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Yaquina SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Newport quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Newport South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Forfar between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Toledo Unit | DAVIS SLOUGH |
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MCCAFFERY SLOUGH FIRE |
| 19 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Toledo Unit | KINGLET STREET |
| 15 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Toledo Unit | BEAVER VALLEY |
| 13 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BEAVER CR. FIRE |
| 9 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Toledo Unit | SHORE LANDS |
| 7 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SURF FIRE |
| 7 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FRISBEE FIRE |
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 Forfar: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Beach | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Seal Rock | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Oysterville | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ona | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| South Beach | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Yaquina | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Newport | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Newport Heights | 6.7 miles | 18 |
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 Q113640145 | 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 1154765. 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.