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Midway, Oregon

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Sheridan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97347. It stands on Elmer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Midway quadrangle.

Midway within Yamhill County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

52 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 68 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 burning26
Equipment and vehicle use10
Smoking4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2

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
6 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreDallas UnitMYSTERY FIRE
4 September 2009Smokingunder an acreDallas UnitFIRE HALL
24 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreDallas UnitHEBO ROAD
23 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreDallas UnitFIRE HALL ROAD
16 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDallas UnitPOWERLINE ROAD
1 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use15 acresDallas UnitGRAND RONDE ROAD
9 August 1994Debris and open burning1.5 acresDallas UnitSALMON RIVER HWY
7 August 2014Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHEBO RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yamhill County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Midway: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Grande Ronde Clay DepositClayPast Producer
Grande Ronde Clay DepositClayProducer
Agency Creek QuarryStonePast Producer
Agency Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lower Agency Creek QuarryStonePast Producer
Lower Agency Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Yamhill 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
Grand Ronde Agency2.7 miles15
Willamina9.3 miles17
Sheridan14.2 miles17
Bellevue18.4 miles17
Amity24.2 miles21
Whiteson25.1 miles21
Fairdale (historical)25.6 miles16
McMinnville26.0 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1146191. 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.