Midland, Oregon
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Klamath Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97603. It lies near Miller Island. The Survey maps it on the Klamath Falls quadrangle. It stands 4,098 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1889 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Klamath Falls NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Midland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 137 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Klamath Unit | LIMPER |
| 7 September 2006 | Fireworks | under an acre | Klamath Unit | 1 MILE |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | KENNEL |
| 27 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Klamath Unit | M&M |
| 2 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Klamath Unit | BLUE MTN |
| 19 September 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Klamath Unit | BIG MAC |
| 16 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Klamath Unit | PIT |
| 1 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Klamath Unit | KENO TERRACE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Midland: 14 producers, 13 past producers, 1 occurrence. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Geothermal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Springs Hwy | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Lowlands Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Colwell | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hardboard Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Holiday | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Klamath Hills | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Southside Bypass | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Southside Bypass | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Klamath (historical) | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Falcon Heights | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Merganser (historical) | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Fairhaven | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Stewart Lenox | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Plevna (historical) | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Keno | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Worden | 6.4 miles | 18 |
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 Midland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473999 | 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 1136536. 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.







