BlockMillwood, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Melrose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97486. It stands on Hubbard Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tyee quadrangle. It stands 371 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1928 USGS Sitkum quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Tyee quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Tyee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Millwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. 30 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | MILLWOOD DRIVE |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | MODE RD |
| 9 August 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | HUBBARD CREEK #1 |
| 8 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HUBBARD CR. |
| 31 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | TYEE ROAD |
| 3 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | ESCONDIDO |
| 3 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | GREEN BUTTE |
| 26 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | HUBBARD CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Millwood: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bear Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
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 Millwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6860143 | 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 1136544. 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.