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Oakdale, Oregon

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Falls City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97338. The Survey maps it on the Socialist Valley quadrangle.

Oakdale within Polk County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 12 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

87 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Oakdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 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 burning33
Equipment and vehicle use22
Recreation and ceremony7
Other causes6
Natural6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1
Fireworks1

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 2020Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHIDDEN RANCH 2
9 September 2013Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersTREEHOUSE ROAD
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersWESTON ROAD
8 September 1997Debris and open burning5.0 acresDallas UnitFALLS CITY #1
7 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersMOUNT PISGAH
7 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreDallas UnitMCBEE RD.
6 September 2002Naturalunder an acreDallas UnitBERRY CREEK
6 September 2002Naturalunder an acreDallas UnitPIONEER ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Oakdale: 15 past producers, 9 producers, 5 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dallas ManganeseManganeseOccurrenceHausmannite
Dallas ProspectManganeseOccurrence1941
Kingwell & Mc Manners ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Lime Products CoLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Lime Products Co. QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer
Oregon Portland Cement CoLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Oregon Portland Cement Co.Limestone, GeneralPast Producer
Rickreall Creek DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Waymire Creek DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Bailey PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Polk 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
Ellendale2.1 miles13
Carey (historical)3.5 miles12
Dallas3.5 miles13
Ferns (historical)3.5 miles15
Bridgeport3.9 miles12
Falls City4.0 miles12
Fir Villa5.8 miles13
Bowersville (historical)6.5 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1638776. 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.