BlockWillard, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Silverton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97381. The Survey maps it on the Stayton NE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Willard
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
R. C. Geer Farmhouselisted 1980 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1925 USGS Stayton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Stayton quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Stayton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Stayton NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Willard (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | VICTOR BARREL |
| 6 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santiam Unit | VICTOR POINT RD. #1. |
| 5 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Santiam Unit | BLADE FIRE |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Santiam Unit | WALDO HILLS & VICTOR PT. |
| 3 September 1997 | Other causes | under an acre | Santiam Unit | DRIFT CREEK #1 |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | VICTOR POINT #2 |
| 3 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | ENDRESON |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Santiam Unit | MASCHER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Willard (historical): 16 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Silverton Creek Pit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Victor Point Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hickman Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Silverton Creek Pit #2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Victor Point Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Victor Point Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Victor Point Quarry | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1130414. 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.