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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1921 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Fox Hollow quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Other causes | under an acre | Western Lane District | APPLETREE |
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Western Lane District | CG LORANE ROAD FIRE |
| 6 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Western Lane District | LORANE HWY |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CAMAS SWALE |
| 5 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Western Lane District | SHOT GUN FIRE |
| 3 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CAMAS SWALE |
| 28 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Western Lane District | POWER WINE |
| 28 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | SIMENSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Riggins | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Riggins Prospect | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hollow (historical) | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lorane | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hadleyville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Royal | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mill Camp | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Crow | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wolf Creek | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Walker | 10.2 miles | 13 |
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.





