Olalla, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Tenmile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97496. It lies near Dickerson Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Tenmile quadrangle. It stands 814 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1928 USGS Sitkum quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Camas Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Tenmile quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
134 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Olalla between 1992 and 2020, burning about 87 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BENEDICT RD |
| 8 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | KENT CREEK |
| 7 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Roseburg District | COURSEGOLD |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLALLA RD. |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KENT CR. |
| 3 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Roseburg District | RICE CREEK |
| 3 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | DAWSON ROAD |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | QUIET MTN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Olalla: 12 past producers, 10 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Gold, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Knox | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Ollala Placers | Gold, Silver | Producer | Placer | |
| Byron Limestone | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Byron Limestone | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Looking Glass Cr. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Looking Glass Cr. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ten Mile Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fisher | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenmile | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Porter Creek | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Reston | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Brockway | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Camas Valley | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dillard | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Civil Bend (historical) | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Winston | 8.4 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q114181909 | 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 1124946. 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.





