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Plevna, Oregon

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Keno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97601. The Survey maps it on the Keno quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Plevna within Klamath County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 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

162 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Plevna (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 550 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 17 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
Natural31
Recreation and ceremony25
Debris and open burning24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Arson/incendiarism17
Smoking14
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks3
Other causes2
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreKlamath UnitTHUNDERDOME
9 September 1995Smokingunder an acreKlamath UnitROADSIDE
8 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersROAD
8 September 1994Other causesunder an acreKlamath UnitMO LINE
7 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCLOVER CREEK #3
7 September 2006Fireworksunder an acreKlamath Unit1 MILE
6 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCLOVER CREEK #1
6 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCLOVER CREEK #2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Klamath County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Plevna (historical): 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice, Geothermal. 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
ColwellGeothermalProducer
Lowlands PitPumiceProducer
Holiday RanchStonePast Producer
Lowland PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed Quarrylamath Falls 15-Min..Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Klamath 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
Keno1.1 miles18
Chase (historical)4.9 miles19
Midland5.0 miles21
West Klamath (historical)5.6 miles21
Fairhaven5.7 miles21
Merganser (historical)6.6 miles21
Stewart Lenox6.7 miles21
Worden6.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1162408. 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.