Fox Valley, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Mill City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97358. It stands on Manis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lyons quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Lyons quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Lyons quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Fox Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 447 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | BRANCH LANE |
| 9 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | COX CREEK |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SAW FIRE |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HOOK AND EYE LANE FIRE |
| 8 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Northwest Oregon District | LITTLE N FORK MP 3 |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santiam Unit | LITTLE N. F. #2 |
| 6 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Santiam Unit | DEWITT LANE #1 |
| 5 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | SMCCULLYMT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Fox Valley: 13 past producers, 10 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaeger | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Jaeger | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Mehama Alumina Clay | Aluminum, Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mehama Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| North Santiam Bauxite Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Cornfordh Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lyons | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Mill City | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Jordan | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Kingston | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Anidem (historical) | 13.6 miles | 16 | |
| Dotyville (historical) | 15.3 miles | 20 | |
| Lacomb | 15.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bryant City (historical) | 15.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1158243. 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.








