Mapleton, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Middle Siuslaw River-Triangle Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97453. It stands on Hollenbeck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mapleton quadrangle. 493 people lived here at the 2020 count.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1918 USGS Mapleton quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Mapleton quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Mapleton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mapleton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Mapleton quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Mapleton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 980 acres in total. 3 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Western Lane District | RICE HILL 0909 |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 36 MP 7 |
| 5 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 36 |
| 12 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Siuslaw National Forest | BEAGLE TAYLOR |
| 10 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | BERRY FIRE |
| 1 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | LANDING CC |
| 7 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | LOWER KNOWLES FIRE |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Western Lane District | 805 RHODY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Mapleton: 8 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Camp Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Quarry Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Quarry Pit& Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Campquarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elk Wallow Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Elk Wallow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Swisshome | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mapleton in 13 storm reports between 2005 and 2023: 13 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | Flood | Mapleton | $2,000,000 | Heavy rain caused the Siuslaw River near Mapleton to overflow its banks, causing major flooding to surrounding areas. The Siuslaw River crested at 28.1 feet on January 19th at 3 pm PST, 10.1 feet above flood stage. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Mapleton | $395,000 | Heavy rain resulted in the Siuslaw River to exceed flood stage at Mapleton. Several small streams also flooded in the area. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Mapleton | - | The Siuslaw river at Mapleton rose above minor flood stage after noon on December 3rd and crested at 18.7 feet at 6 PM. Flood stage is 18.0 feet. |
| December 2020 | Flood | Mapleton | - | The Siuslaw river gage near Mapleton (MPLO3) crested at 18.7 feet. Flood stage is 18.0 feet. No damage was reported. |
| December 2014 | Flood | Mapleton | - | The Siuslaw River near Mapelton reached the flood stage of 22 feet at 1115 PM PST on December 20th. The river crested at 22.8 feet at 330 AM PST on December 21st, and dropped below flood stage at noon on the 21st. |
| February 2014 | Flood | Mapleton | - | The Siuslaw River near Mapelton reached flood stage at 440 PM PST on February 12, 2014, and crested near 18.02 feet at 500 PM PST. The river dropped below flood stage at 530 PM PST on February 12th. |
| March 2012 | Flood | Mapleton | - | Heavy rain caused the Siuslaw River near Mapleton to overflow its banks, causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Siuslaw River crested at 20.4 feet on March 30th at 6 pm PST, 2.4 feet above flood stage. |
| November 2012 | Flood | Mapleton | - | Heavy rain caused the Siuslaw River near Mapleton to overflow its banks, causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Siuslaw River crested at 18.3 feet on January 19th at 11 pm PST, 0.3 feet above flood stage. |
| December 2007 | Flood | Mapleton | - | The Siuslaw River flooded near Mapleton, causing minor lowland flooding. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Mapleton | - | The Siuslaw River near Mapleton crested at 18.3 feet on the 14th; flood stage for this river is 18.0 feet. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Mapleton | - | The Siuslaw River near Mapleton crested at 18.8 feet on November 7th, with flood stage at 18.0 feet. |
| January 2006 | Flood | Mapleton | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Flood | Mapleton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tide | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Brickerville | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rainrock | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Point Terrace | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Swisshome | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Tiernan | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Indiola | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Minerva | 6.1 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 Mapleton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474003 | 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 1145798. 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.











