Holland, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Cave Junction census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97523. It lies near Mulvaney Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Holland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1917 USGS Kerby quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1918 USGS Kerby quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Kerby quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Cave Junction quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Holland quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Holland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Holland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 268 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HOLLAND LOOP ROAD 2612 |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Medford District | QUINES CREEK |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | YEAGER |
| 5 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | 500 MARTIN ROAD |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | PAGE MOUNTAIN # 1 |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | TAKILMA |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Medford District | LOGANCUT |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | 5005 CAVES HWY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 105 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 105 workings within 5 miles of Holland: 42 past producers, 20 occurrences, 17 prospects, 14 unknowns. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Chromite Claim | Boron-Borates | Past Producer | ||
| Atlas Gold Dredging | Gold, Iridium, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Atlas Gold Dredging | Gold, PGE | Past Producer | ||
| Boswell Prospect | Gold, Silver | Producer | Gold | |
| Brown Town | Platinum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Cannon & Connacher Prospect | Gold, Silver, Manganese | Occurrence | Gold, Iron | |
| Gem Quartz Mine | Gold, Copper | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | |
| June Group | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | Magnetite | |
| June Group | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Althouse (historical) | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Browntown | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| California Bar | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Bridgeview | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Cave Junction | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Takilma | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Allentown (historical) | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Kerby | 7.5 miles | 17 |
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 Holland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5880832 | 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 1143665. 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.









