BlockGlenbrook, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Southeast Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97456. It stands on Weaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glenbrook quadrangle. It stands 374 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1922 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Glenbrook quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Glenbrook between 1992 and 2019, burning about 12 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BELLFOUNTAIN |
| 8 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Philomath Unit | DAWSON ROAD |
| 4 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | WOODHALL STRIKE |
| 23 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | CHERRY CREEK |
| 18 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | HAMMER CR. |
| 16 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FERGIE |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Philomath Unit | PARK RD. |
| 8 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Philomath Unit | RAMBO LANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Glenbrook: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Monroe Sandstone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bellfountain Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bellfountian Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lucas Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lucas Clay Pit | Clay | 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.
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 Glenbrook | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5568188 | 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 1136319. 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.