Valsetz, Oregon

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Falls City census division. It stands on Fanno Creek. The Survey maps it on the Valsetz quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Valsetz within Polk County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 11 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.

1942 USGS Valsetz quadrangle1:62500
1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Valsetz quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
1974 USGS Valsetz quadrangle1:24000
1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

13 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Valsetz (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 157 acres in total. 4 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
Debris and open burning	4
Natural	4
Smoking	3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1
Recreation and ceremony	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
23 September 1994	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Dallas Unit	F-9
2 August 2014	Natural	under an acre	Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters	1300 RD FIRE
17 August 2008	Natural	under an acre	Dallas Unit	BLACKROCK #2
17 August 2008	Natural	under an acre	Dallas Unit	LOST CREEK
9 July 2017	Recreation and ceremony	40 acres	Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters	RILEY CENTRAL FIRE
4 July 1995	Smoking	under an acre	Dallas Unit	VALSETZ POND
18 June 2004	Natural	43 acres	Northwest Oregon District	FANNO RIDG
26 May 1992	Smoking	under an acre	Dallas Unit	VALSETZ LAKE BED

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Valsetz (historical): 16 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unnamed Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Clay Hill Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Pit 100	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Pit 641	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Road Pit 100	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Sunshine Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Clay Hill Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Pit 100	Stone	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Polk 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Black Rock	8.7 miles	12
Falls City	11.8 miles	12
Carey (historical)	13.0 miles	12
Pedee	14.1 miles	12
Bridgeport	14.3 miles	12
Ferns (historical)	15.3 miles	15
Oakdale	15.3 miles	12
Grand Ronde	15.5 miles	15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1158530. 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.