Leland, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Northwest Josephine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97497. It lies near Brimstone Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Glendale quadrangle. It stands 1,086 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1904 USGS Riddle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
227 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Leland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,157 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 15 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 | 54 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Other causes | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | SEXTON MTN LOOKOUT |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford District | I 5 MP 75 |
| 3 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | PP # A-5746 |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | QUARTZ CRK |
| 28 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | I-5, M.P. 71 |
| 27 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | I-5 M.P. 69 |
| 26 September 2009 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Grants Pass Unit | TEMPLIN 912 |
| 25 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | I-5, MP 73 NB |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 57 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Leland: 23 past producers, 12 producers, 10 occurrences, 9 prospects. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Placer | Gold, Platinum | Producer | 1900 | |
| Benson Placer | Gold, PGE | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Queen | Gold, Copper, Silver, Mercury | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Copper Queen Mine | Gold, Mercury, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Grave Creek Placer | Gold, Silver | Producer | Placer | |
| Sulfide | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Sulfide Occurrence | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Angora Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Angora Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Beincourt Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Valley | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hugo | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Wolf Creek | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Three Pines | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Golden | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Placer | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Greenback (historical) | 6.9 miles | 17 |
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 Leland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6520704 | 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 1166671. 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.







