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Noble, Oregon

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Silverton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97375. The Survey maps it on the Scotts Mills quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Noble within Marion County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

104 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Noble (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 711 acres in total. 3 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 burning43
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use14
Other causes8
Recreation and ceremony8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Natural3
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreSantiam UnitDAVIS CREEK
8 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution532 acresMolalla UnitWHILHOIT RD.
8 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMolalla UnitNOWLENS BRIDGE FIRE
7 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCROOKED PILE
6 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSantiam UnitSILVER FALLS HWY
4 September 2014Other causes1.0 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersLAURIE LANE
4 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSantiam UnitMCKILLOP CAR
4 September 1998Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreMolalla UnitMAPLE GROVE FIRE # 1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Noble (historical): 17 past producers, 8 producers, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Beaver CreekLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Floyd Grahm Consr CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mt Angel Tuff QuarryPumiceOccurrence
Mt. Angel Tuff QuarryPumicePast Producer
Asboe QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Davis Creek PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hickman PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Scotts Mills PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Silverton Creek Pit #2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Tycer PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Marion 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
Scotts Mills3.2 miles15
Drake Crossing5.3 miles13
Hullt (historical)7.2 miles13
Silverton7.6 miles16
Downs8.6 miles16
Dominic (historical)8.9 miles16
Monitor8.9 miles15
Bethany9.4 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1161021. 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.