Nimrod, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the McKenzie River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97488. It stands on Ennis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nimrod quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 15 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.
- 1934 USGS Mc Kenzie Bridge quadrangle1:96000
- 1940 USGS Mc Kenzie Bridge quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Blue River quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mc Kenzie River quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Nimrod quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Nimrod quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Nimrod between 1993 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. 9 started naturally. None was 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 | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | MCKENZIE HIKE FIRE |
| 19 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | NFCA GOODPASTURE 3 |
| 17 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | NFCA GOODPASTURE 2 |
| 17 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CAMP CR 590 LOADER FIRE |
| 9 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MCKENZIE MP31 |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Willamette National Forest | NIMROD |
| 8 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santiam Unit | CARBURETOR FIRE |
| 4 August 1995 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | EAGLE ROCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nimrod: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosboro Bar | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rosboro Bar | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Rock | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Blue River | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Vida | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Rainbow | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Leaburg | 13.4 miles | 12 | |
| McKenzie Bridge | 14.4 miles | 16 | |
| Deerhorn | 17.4 miles | 12 | |
| Foley Springs | 17.4 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 Nimrod | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474064 | 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 1124687. 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.










