BlockIndiola, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Middle Siuslaw River-Triangle Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97480. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mapleton quadrangle. It stands 200 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 15 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.
- 1918 USGS Mapleton quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Mapleton quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Mapleton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mapleton 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 Mapleton quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Indiola between 1992 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | 4.5 MILE INDIAN CREEK |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 36 MP 7 |
| 5 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 36 |
| 11 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DEADWOOD CREEK |
| 10 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | BERRY FIRE |
| 1 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | INDIAN CREEK |
| 7 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | LOWER KNOWLES FIRE |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Western Lane District | 805 RHODY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Indiola: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Quarry Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Quarry Pit& Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Campquarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elk Wallow Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Elk Wallow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Swisshome | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Swisshome Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
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 Indiola | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6024906 | 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 1989138. 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.