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Thurston, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Eugene-Springfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97478. The Survey maps it on the Springfield quadrangle.

Thurston within Lane County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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 Thurston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 9 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
Debris and open burning22
Equipment and vehicle use18
Recreation and ceremony16
Smoking9
Arson/incendiarism9
Natural7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Fireworks2
Other causes1

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 2002Smokingunder an acreEast Lane Unit - ODFHILLS CREEK
8 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreEast Lane Unit - ODFHILL ROAD
5 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.4 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersMOUNTAIN GATE
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSPORES CREEK FIRE
4 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersDELTA ROAD FIRE #2
4 September 2002Smoking15 acresEast Lane Unit - ODFCAMP CREEK
3 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresEast Lane Unit - ODFARBORETUM FIRE
29 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersUPPER CAMP CRK PILE BURN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lane County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Thurston: 18 past producers, 14 producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
D K MitchellStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
Vitus QuarryStonePast Producer
D.K. Mitchell PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Springfield Quarry and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
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
Jasper3.9 miles14
Cedar Flat4.0 miles13
North Springfield4.8 miles19
Springfield5.6 miles19
Walterville6.1 miles13
Pleasant Hill6.1 miles14
Mohawk6.2 miles11
Mohawk Post (historical)6.3 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1128081. 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.