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Gazley, Oregon

16 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 97457. It stands on Morgan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Days Creek quadrangle. It stands 745 feet above sea level.

Gazley within Douglas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

146 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Gazley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,493 acres in total. 44 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
Natural44
Equipment and vehicle use30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Debris and open burning13
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks4
Smoking4
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDouglas Forest Protective AssociationDAYS CREEK CUTOFF # 2
9 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDouglas Forest Protective AssociationDAYS CREEK CUTOFF # 3
9 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDouglas Forest Protective AssociationDAYS CREEK CUTOFF # 1
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSTINGER GULCH
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSOUTH MYRTLE
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRoseburg DistrictFOREST ROAD
6 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresDouglas Forest Protective AssociationKOKOS LANE
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreRoseburg DistrictSOUTH MYRTLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Gazley: 19 past producers, 6 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Levan's LedgeGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Levans Ledge MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
FristoeIronPast Producer
FristoeIronPast Producer
Rainy DayChromiumPast ProducerChromite
Rainy Day MineChromiumPast Producer
Gold Bluff MineGoldPast Producer
Koko Lane Shale PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Koko Lane Shale PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Douglas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Canyonville2.7 miles15
Surprise Valley3.5 miles15
Days Creek4.0 miles16
Tri-City4.2 miles15
Weaver5.2 miles17
Myrtle Creek5.3 miles17
Riddle6.4 miles15
Lavadoure (historical)7.5 miles17

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 Q114183025The 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 1638186. 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.