Latham, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Cottage Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97424. It stands on Cooley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cottage Grove quadrangle. It stands 705 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1921 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Latham between 1992 and 2020, burning about 144 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | DIVIDE |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | BENNETT CK BEE FARM FIRE |
| 7 September 1998 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | HOOTEN |
| 6 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ELM STREET |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FIR GROVE DUSTY GRAVE |
| 5 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | GOWDYVILL2 |
| 5 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | BRYSON SEARS |
| 3 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | DOWENS ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Latham: 21 past producers, 14 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam Deposit | Aluminum, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Putnam | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trask Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trask Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zumwalt and Williams Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Latham in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Flood | Latham | $5,000 | There were multiple photos on Facebook showing flooded of pasture land, roads, and a building along and near Latham Rd. A Social Media post showed a picture of flooding across Bennet Creek Rd. There was also another Social Media Post showing a couple of feet of water in the parking lot up to the Horners Inc building in north Cottage Grove. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Veatch | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Gap | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Walden | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Saginaw | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Royal | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Walker | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Dorena (historical) | 7.1 miles | 14 |
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 Latham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6495845 | 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 1136462. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





