Nortons, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Eddyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97343. It stands on Stony Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nortons quadrangle. It stands 187 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1939 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Marys Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Nortons quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Nortons between 1994 and 2019, burning about 10 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Toledo Unit | CLINE HILL |
| 14 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Toledo Unit | PETERSON CREEK |
| 9 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Toledo Unit | ELLMARK 98 |
| 30 August 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Toledo Unit | HUTCHCROFT |
| 18 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Toledo Unit | NORTON FIRE |
| 1 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Toledo Unit | ELLMAKER PICK-UP |
| 8 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Toledo Unit | EDDYVILLE II |
| 8 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Toledo Unit | RR 743 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Nortons: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddyville | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Little Elk (historical) | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Nashville | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Burnt Woods | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Chitwood | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Logsden | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Harlan | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Morrison (historical) | 8.6 miles | 11 |
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 Nortons | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7060711 | 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 1136582. 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.









