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Willard, Oregon

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Reedsport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97467. It stands on Parker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winchester Bay quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Willard within Douglas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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.

Fires near this place

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Willard (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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
Recreation and ceremony30
Smoking10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Debris and open burning8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Natural5
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes2
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersTUGMAN HILL
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiuslaw National ForestTHIRD BEACH
6 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiuslaw National ForestSPINREEL ROAD 101
6 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreCoos Forest Protective AssociationCOLEMAN ARM
5 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersFIRST BEACH
5 September 2018Smokingunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersREAVIS RD
5 September 2006Smokingunder an acreCoos Forest Protective AssociationNORTH LAKE ROAD
24 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCoos Forest Protective AssociationSCHOLFIELD CREEK #2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Willard (historical): 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Winchester Bay PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Winchester BaySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Douglas 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Winchester Bay3.9 miles15
Reedsport5.0 miles15
Umpqua City (historical)5.6 miles15
East Gardiner6.4 miles15
Gardiner6.8 miles15
North Fork15.1 miles14
Scottsburg16.5 miles11
Ash17.1 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1162374. 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.