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Siuslaw, Oregon

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Upper Siuslaw River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97405. It stands on Doak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fox Hollow quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Siuslaw within Lane County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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

96 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Siuslaw (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. 9 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 burning27
Equipment and vehicle use24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Recreation and ceremony12
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes2
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
9 September 2011Other causesunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictAPPLETREE
8 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictCG LORANE ROAD FIRE
6 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictLORANE HWY
5 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCAMAS SWALE
5 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictSHOT GUN FIRE
3 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCAMAS SWALE
28 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWestern Lane DistrictPOWER WINE
28 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictSIMENSON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lane 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 Siuslaw (historical): 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten. 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
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
RigginsTungstenOccurrence
Riggins ProspectTungstenUnknown
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Lane 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
Fox Hollow (historical)2.5 miles13
Lorane4.7 miles13
Hadleyville6.9 miles11
Royal7.2 miles13
Mill Camp7.5 miles13
Crow8.8 miles11
Wolf Creek9.0 miles11
Walker10.2 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1130966. 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.