Wilbur, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Sutherlin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97470. It stands on Short Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winchester quadrangle. It stands 469 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1897 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sutherlin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Wilbur between 1992 and 2020, burning about 353 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OAKHILL RD. #2 |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | SABLE DRIVE |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | DEL RIO RD. |
| 3 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Unit | WEYERHAEUSER DR. |
| 28 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | LOWER GARDEN VALLEY |
| 26 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SOUTH RIDGE WAY |
| 26 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | NEWTON CREEK |
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Central Unit | NEWTON CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Wilbur: 17 past producers, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Morgan Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Newton Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Short Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Keller | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Newton Creek Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sutherlin | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Stephens | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Riversdale | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Union Gap | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Edenbower | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Roseburg | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Oakland | 7.3 miles | 16 |
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 Wilbur | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8000147 | 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 1166724. 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.






