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Lampa, Oregon

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Coquille census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97423. It stands on Waddington Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bill Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Lampa within Coos County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

67 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Lampa (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 390 acres in total. 3 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 burning30
Equipment and vehicle use15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking3
Natural3
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony1
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 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreCoos Forest Protective AssociationLITTLE FISHTRAP
8 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use347 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersNORTH BANK LANE MM8
7 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersBILL CREEK
6 September 2001Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreCoos Forest Protective AssociationBEAVER SLOUGH
28 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHALLS CREEK
28 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresGold Beach UnitGEIGER CREEK
27 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersMM 6 HWY 42S
21 September 2009Naturalunder an acreCoos Bay DistrictRUSTYROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Coos County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Lampa (historical): 12 past producers, 6 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Platinum. 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
Iowa MineGold, Platinum, ChromiumPast Producer1934
Iowa MineGold, Chromium, PlatinumPast Producer
Fat Elk SiteStonePast Producer
Fat Elk SiteStoneProducer
Geiger Creek Mines, Inc.Gold, PlatinumOccurrenceBeach Placer
Geiger Creek Mines, Inc.Gold, PlatinumPast Producer
Albertson SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Albertson SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Coquille River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Coquille River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Coos 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
Riverton3.0 miles21
Parkersburg3.5 miles21
Winterville4.4 miles21
Prosper5.1 miles21
Arago5.1 miles19
Randolph5.2 miles21
Cranberry Corners5.4 miles20
Cedar Point5.9 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132161. 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.