Milo, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the South Umpqua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97429. It stands on Stouts Creek. The Survey maps it on the Milo quadrangle. It stands 919 feet above sea level.
On record in Milo
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Milo Academy Bridgelisted 1979 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1904 USGS Riddle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Days Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Milo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31,692 acres in total. 43 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 | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Roseburg District | EAST STOUTS |
| 4 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Roseburg District | COFFEE CREEK |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | TILLER/TRAIL HIGHWAY |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | SHIVLEY CREEK |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Roseburg District | SHIVELY CR |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | MILO #1 |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Roseburg District | CORN CRK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Milo: 10 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle S Ranch | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Lucky Cuss Claims | Mercury | Occurrence | 1925 | |
| Lucky Cuss Claims | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Sitting Duck | Manganese | Occurrence | Rhodonite | |
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Miller | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Miller Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Brown Pit Usfs | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Quarry Usfs | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milo in 2 storm reports in 2012: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | - | A member of the public said that an oak tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds onto a car at 1630 PST. This occurred near Milo Oregon. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | - | This was an extension of a previous Severe Thunderstorm Warning. This storm already produced estimated gusts to 60 mph along with heavy rain and one quarter inch hail. Based on the history and the ongoing strong radar returns, it is assumed that this warning verified. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perdue (historical) | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lavadoure (historical) | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Tiller | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Days Creek | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Nugget (historical) | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Anchor (historical) | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Drew | 8.6 miles | 21 | |
| Gazley | 10.4 miles | 16 |
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 Milo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6860286 | 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 1146297. 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.







