Wallace, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Cottage Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97424. It stands on Johnson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cottage Grove Lake 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
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Anlauf quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cottage Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Cottage Grove Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Wallace (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | RAISOR ROAD #3 |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | 1350 SPUR |
| 3 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | LONDON |
| 29 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | BIG RIVER |
| 24 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.1 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COTTAGE GROVE LAKE |
| 22 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | CEDAR CRK |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | COX CREEK |
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | CEDAR CREEK OPERATION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Wallace (historical): 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Arsenic, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart Butte | Clay, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hobart Butte | Titanium, Silica, Mercury, Iron, Arsenic, Aluminum, Water, Free, Clay | Past Producer | 1930, 1934 | |
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Big Baldy Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Big Baldy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| London Springs | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Amos (historical) | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Black Butte | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Gap | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Veatch | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Latham | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Walden | 9.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1133027. 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.




