Upper Soda, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Linn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97329. It stands on Soda Fork. The Survey maps it on the Upper Soda quadrangle.
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 Cascadia 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
- 1985 USGS Upper Soda quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Upper Soda quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Upper Soda between 1994 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 14 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | SRZ INC. 294 |
| 26 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | ROOSTER |
| 2 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | SEVENMILE |
| 2 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | SHEEP CREEK |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | SOAPY |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | 6.2 acres | Willamette National Forest | THREE |
| 13 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | GORDON LAKES |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | INC 181 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Upper Soda in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Soda | $1,000 | Strong wind gusts blew several shingles off of a roof near Marion Bridge. |
| April 2023 | Debris Flow | Upper Soda | - | A warm front brought 1 to 2 inches of rainfall over a 48 hour period over the Cascades in Linn County. A landslide 1 miles west of Santiam Pass was reported to close US20 for a brief period. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Upper Soda | - | Storm total precipitation was 3.73 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascadia | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bryant City (historical) | 13.8 miles | 17 | |
| Anidem (historical) | 14.9 miles | 16 | |
| Foster | 20.6 miles | 12 | |
| Marion Forks | 22.9 miles | 17 | |
| New Idanha | 23.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sweet Home | 24.0 miles | 12 | |
| Calapooia | 24.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1151705. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










