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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.

Jordan within Linn County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

70 since 1992

Regional 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 burning27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural5
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use7.2 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersFIR GROVE FRIE
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersFIR GROVE
7 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSantiam UnitOLD MEHEMA
7 September 1998Naturalunder an acreSweet Home Unit - ODFROGERS MTN. #1
6 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictNEAL CREEK
5 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersRICHARDSON BURNS
5 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersRICHARDSON BURNS 2
5 September 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictNEAL CREEK RUBISH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Linn County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
SalzlClayOccurrence
SalzlAluminum, ClayProspect
Williams PitStonePast Producer
Hink FarmPlatinumOccurrence
Hink FarmPlatinumOccurrence
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Williams PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Linn County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kingston5.6 miles16
Lyons5.6 miles13
Dotyville (historical)7.5 miles20
Scio8.1 miles20
Fox Valley8.2 miles13
Shelburn9.1 miles20
West Scio9.8 miles20
Lacomb10.1 miles12

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 JordanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3474065The 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.