Willamette City, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Oakridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97463. It stands on Shortridge Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oakridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1925 USGS Waldo Lake quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Oakridge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Oakridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Oakridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Oakridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Willamette City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,742 acres in total. 47 started naturally. 10 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 | 47 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | LARSON |
| 9 September 2000 | Other causes | under an acre | East Lane Unit - ODF | SOUTH HIGH PRAIRIE |
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Willamette National Forest | DECEPTION 1 |
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | DECEPTION 2 |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Willamette National Forest | BALD BUTTE |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Willamette National Forest | LA DUKE |
| 3 September 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | BUCKHEAD R-R |
| 3 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.7 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | BAR-B-L |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Willamette City: 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunning Road | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dunning Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Oakridge Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oakridge Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Salmon Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Salmon Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfir | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Oakridge | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Armet (historical) | 9.0 miles | 15 | |
| McCredie Springs | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bohemia (historical) | 14.3 miles | 15 | |
| Glenwood (historical) | 14.8 miles | 15 | |
| Disston | 15.5 miles | 14 | |
| Wildwood | 18.2 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122590011 | 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 1152379. 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.






