Lorane, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Upper Siuslaw River census division. It stands on Crow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lorane quadrangle. It stands 682 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 Lorane quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Lorane between 1992 and 2020, burning about 305 acres in total. 15 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 burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Western Lane District | CG LORANE ROAD FIRE |
| 5 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Western Lane District | SHOT GUN FIRE |
| 28 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Western Lane District | POWER WINE |
| 28 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | SIMENSON |
| 26 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Western Lane District | SIMONSEN #2 FIRE |
| 24 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Western Lane District | ORCHARD ROAD FIRE |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CARPENTER |
| 23 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Western Lane District | UPPER DOUGLAS CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lorane: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| West Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Camp | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Siuslaw (historical) | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Royal | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Fox Hollow (historical) | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Veatch | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cottage Grove | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hadleyville | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Saginaw | 10.3 miles | 13 |
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 Lorane | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6678784 | 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 1136502. 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.





