Macksburg, 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 lies near Gribble Prairie. The Survey maps it on the Yoder quadrangle. It stands 230 feet above sea level.
On record in Macksburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Macksburg Lutheran Churchlisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
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
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Macksburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RINGO RD |
| 28 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | JORDAN FIELD FIRE |
| 19 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | UNION MILLS CAMPFIRE |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Molalla Unit | EL RANCHO ST FIRE |
| 17 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | 213 FIRE |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SMOLDERING LOG |
| 9 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Molalla Unit | TOLIVER ROAD |
| 6 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | ALDER CREEK DEBRIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Macksburg: 23 past producers, 10 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forman Quarry #2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Forman Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Carl Hansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Molalla Clay Products | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Molalla Clay Products | Clay | Producer | ||
| Needy Brick & Tile # 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Needy Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Needy Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Carl Hansen | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Don Belding | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Macksburg in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Heavy Rain | Macksburg | - | Rainfall total of 1.67 inches. Also measured a peak wind gust of 47 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Elder | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Needy | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Canby | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| O'Neil Corners | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Barlow | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Mulino | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Liberal | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Hamricks Corner | 4.4 miles | 15 |
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 Macksburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6724592 | 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 1123664. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







