Goldson, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Junction City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97419. The Survey maps it on the Cheshire quadrangle.
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.
- 1909 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500, 3 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 Cheshire quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Goldson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Other causes | under an acre | Western Lane District | PARADISE ROAD |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KIRK RD #2 |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Western Lane District | J C FIRE |
| 4 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 36 SQUIRREL |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | SWAMP CREEK FIRE |
| 3 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Western Lane District | GOOD MORNING |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | OVERLOOK ROCK |
| 22 September 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Western Lane District | OWENS CREEK FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Goldson: 7 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Junction City | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Junction City Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cowles Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cowles Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Cheshire | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Alvadore | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Estrup (historical) | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Fern Ridge Shores | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Low Pass | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Elmira | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Starrs Point (historical) | 7.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136324. 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.











