BlockLeona, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Elkton-Drain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97435. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Drain quadrangle. It stands 322 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Drain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Drain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Leona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 297 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Roseburg District | EAGLE VALLEY |
| 9 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | I-5 MP 162 |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | BREIER ROAD |
| 3 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MP 48 HWY 38 |
| 3 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | DRAIN SECTION ROAD |
| 19 September 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | BOSWELL SPRINGS |
| 16 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | COFEY CROSSING |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | BUCK CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Leona: 8 past producers, 5 producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Johnny Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mcdougal Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Mt. Baldy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bear Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Quarry | Stone | 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.
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 Leona | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6524982 | 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 1166672. 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.