Tenmile, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Tenmile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97481. It lies near Porter Hill. The Survey maps it on the Tenmile quadrangle. It stands 682 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1928 USGS Sitkum quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Camas Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Tenmile quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Tenmile between 1992 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BENEDICT RD |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | BUZZ MOUNTAIN LANE |
| 7 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Roseburg District | COURSEGOLD |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | STRICKLAND CANYON |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | TEN MILE VALLEY |
| 28 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Roseburg District | SUICIDE CR |
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Roseburg District | SUTHERLIN HILL |
| 25 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | SHIELDS CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Tenmile: 10 producers, 10 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Knox | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Ollala Placers | Gold, Silver | Producer | Placer | |
| Byron Limestone | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Byron Limestone | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Fisher | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ollala Placers | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Looking Glass Cr. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olalla | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Porter Creek | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Reston | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Brockway | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lookingglass | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Camas Valley | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Dillard | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Civil Bend (historical) | 7.4 miles | 17 |
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 Tenmile | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7699937 | 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 1127929. 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.





