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Pioneer, Oregon

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Toledo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97391. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eddyville quadrangle. It stands 217 feet above sea level.

Pioneer within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 11 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

47 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Pioneer between 1993 and 2019, burning about 106 acres in total. 2 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 burning18
Equipment and vehicle use8
Smoking5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Recreation and ceremony4
Other causes3
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
8 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreToledo UnitKLAMATH CREEK
26 September 1993Smoking2.0 acresToledo UnitSTANTON CEMETERY
23 September 2000Smokingunder an acreToledo UnitDERRICK LAKE
14 September 2002Smokingunder an acreToledo UnitPETERSON CREEK
5 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSOUTH BAY RD. FIRE
31 August 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSTURDEVANT FIRE
27 August 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreToledo UnitBEAVER CREEK
26 August 2009Fireworksunder an acreToledo UnitHAPPY VALLEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Pioneer: 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Siletz Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
Smith TransferStonePast Producer
Smith TransferStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
St Clair PitClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
St. Clair PitClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Goddard SiteClayPast Producer
Goddard SiteClayProducer

Every working recorded in Lincoln 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
Morrison (historical)0.4 miles11
Pioneer City (historical)0.6 miles11
Elk City2.0 miles11
Chitwood2.6 miles11
Toledo4.1 miles11
Little Elk (historical)4.5 miles11
Sunnyridge4.7 miles11
Eddyville5.0 miles11

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 Q113648751The 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 1136629. 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.