Rainbow, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the McKenzie River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97413. It stands on Lookout Creek. The Survey maps it on the McKenzie Bridge quadrangle. It stands 1,211 feet above sea level.
On record in Rainbow
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Belknap Bridgelisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1934 USGS Mc Kenzie Bridge quadrangle1:96000
- 1940 USGS Mc Kenzie Bridge quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Mc Kenzie Bridge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mc Kenzie River quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Mc Kenzie Bridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Mc Kenzie Bridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Rainbow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 173,441 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 173,393 acres | Willamette National Forest | HOLIDAY FARM |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | CANE SLEEPER |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | INCIDENT 411 |
| 5 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | HORSE CREEK |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Willamette National Forest | COUGAR |
| 25 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | WHITE SMOKE |
| 25 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | LOOKOUT HUNTER |
| 25 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Willamette National Forest | WALKER TOO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Rainbow: 4 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougar Reservoir | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Great Western | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Great Western Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Melones Millions Nos 1,11,111 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Melones Millions Nos 1,11,111 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Jry Group | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Jry Group | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Tri-Metals | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Bridge | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Blue River | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Foley Springs | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Finn Rock | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Belknap Springs | 10.1 miles | 16 | |
| Nimrod | 10.6 miles | 15 | |
| Vida | 17.7 miles | 13 | |
| Leaburg | 23.7 miles | 12 |
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 Rainbow | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7284552 | 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 1125779. 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.










