BlockLone Elder, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Yoder census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97013. It stands on Dove Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yoder quadrangle. It stands 171 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1939 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Yoder quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Lone Elder between 2004 and 2018, burning about 1 acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | 213 FIRE |
| 29 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | UNION HALL FIRE |
| 31 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | RANGE FIRE |
| 22 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | 213 DEBRIS |
| 21 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GLEN DRIVE GRASS |
| 18 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | EL DORADO FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Lone Elder: 25 past producers, 10 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Forman Quarry #2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Forman Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Paraguay Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Albert Troutman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Albert Troutman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carl Hansen | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Don Belding | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Don Belding | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macksburg | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Canby | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Barlow | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| O'Neil Corners | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Needy | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| New Era | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Central Point | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Mulino | 5.3 miles | 16 |
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 Lone Elder | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14709047 | 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 1123367. 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.