Jordan, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Mill City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97374. It stands on Jordan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jordan quadrangle. It stands 545 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1951 USGS Snow Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Jordan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.2 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FIR GROVE FRIE |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FIR GROVE |
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santiam Unit | OLD MEHEMA |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | ROGERS MTN. #1 |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | NEAL CREEK |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RICHARDSON BURNS |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RICHARDSON BURNS 2 |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | NEAL CREEK RUBISH |
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 Jordan: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Platinum, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzl | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Salzl | Aluminum, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Williams Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hink Farm | Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Hink Farm | Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Williams Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lyons | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Dotyville (historical) | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Scio | 8.1 miles | 20 | |
| Fox Valley | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Shelburn | 9.1 miles | 20 | |
| West Scio | 9.8 miles | 20 | |
| Lacomb | 10.1 miles | 12 |
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 Jordan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474065 | 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 1122517. 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.








