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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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Mapleton within Lane County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

48 since 1992

Regional 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 burning14
Equipment and vehicle use10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Smoking6
Natural3
Fireworks3
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictRICE HILL 0909
8 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.1 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHWY 36 MP 7
5 September 2014Smokingunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHWY 36
12 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresSiuslaw National ForestBEAGLE TAYLOR
10 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictBERRY FIRE
1 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSiuslaw National ForestLANDING CC
7 August 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictLOWER KNOWLES FIRE
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreWestern Lane District805 RHODY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lane County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Camp QuarryStonePast Producer
Camp Quarry Pit & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Camp Quarry Pit& PlantStonePast Producer
CampquarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Elk Wallow QuarryStonePast Producer
Elk Wallow QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
SwisshomeStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Lane County

Storms near this place

13 since 2005

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2012FloodMapleton$2,000,000Heavy 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 2015FloodMapleton$395,000Heavy rain resulted in the Siuslaw River to exceed flood stage at Mapleton. Several small streams also flooded in the area.
December 2023FloodMapleton-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 2020FloodMapleton-The Siuslaw river gage near Mapleton (MPLO3) crested at 18.7 feet. Flood stage is 18.0 feet. No damage was reported.
December 2014FloodMapleton-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 2014FloodMapleton-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 2012FloodMapleton-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 2012FloodMapleton-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 2007FloodMapleton-The Siuslaw River flooded near Mapleton, causing minor lowland flooding.
December 2006FloodMapleton-The Siuslaw River near Mapleton crested at 18.3 feet on the 14th; flood stage for this river is 18.0 feet.
November 2006FloodMapleton-The Siuslaw River near Mapleton crested at 18.8 feet on November 7th, with flood stage at 18.0 feet.
January 2006FloodMapleton-no account filed
December 2005FloodMapleton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lane County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Tide2.6 miles15
Brickerville2.7 miles15
Rainrock2.9 miles15
Point Terrace3.1 miles15
Swisshome3.6 miles15
Tiernan4.5 miles15
Indiola4.9 miles15
Minerva6.1 miles15

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 MapletonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3474003The 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.