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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1942 USGS Spirit Mtn quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Ronde quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Yamhill River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Dallas Unit | MYSTERY FIRE |
| 4 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Dallas Unit | FIRE HALL |
| 24 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Dallas Unit | HEBO ROAD |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Dallas Unit | FIRE HALL ROAD |
| 16 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Dallas Unit | POWERLINE ROAD |
| 1 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Dallas Unit | GRAND RONDE ROAD |
| 9 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Dallas Unit | SALMON RIVER HWY |
| 7 August 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HEBO RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Ronde Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grande Ronde Clay Deposit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Agency Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Agency Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lower Agency Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lower Agency Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Ronde Agency | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Willamina | 9.3 miles | 17 | |
| Sheridan | 14.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bellevue | 18.4 miles | 17 | |
| Amity | 24.2 miles | 21 | |
| Whiteson | 25.1 miles | 21 | |
| Fairdale (historical) | 25.6 miles | 16 | |
| McMinnville | 26.0 miles | 21 |
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.







