Lukarilla, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Jewell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97138. It stands on Lost Lake Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elsie quadrangle. It stands 387 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Saddle Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Saddle Mtn. quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Saddle Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Elsie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Lukarilla between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3 acres 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 | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | POPE-MEEKER |
| 5 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LOST LAKE 4 |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Astoria District | RED BLUFF |
| 27 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | EVERGREEN |
| 25 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LOST LAKE |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BAY ROAD FIRE |
| 16 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | RED BLUFF |
| 16 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Astoria District | HUMBUG CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lukarilla: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Humbug Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elderberry Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| East Humbug | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Elderberry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamend Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Mishawaka | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Vinemaple | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hamlet | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Tideport | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Grand Rapids | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Denver (historical) | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Jewell | 9.0 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 Lukarilla | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6701666 | 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 1136504. 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.








