BlockWren, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the North Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97370. It stands on La Bare Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wren quadrangle. It stands 492 feet above sea level.
On record in Wren
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 1 record
Harris Bridgelisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1921 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Wren quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Wren between 1992 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None 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 | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GARRETT LANE FIRE |
| 8 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | BLAKESLEY CREEK |
| 28 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MCCULLOUGH ROAD |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | IRIS |
| 25 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | WREN BARREL |
| 22 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MOUSE HILL |
| 20 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BRUMFIELD LN |
| 2 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | OAK CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Wren: 13 past producers, 8 producers, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transtion Metals Corp | Platinum, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Gellatly,Andrew L | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gellatly,Andrew L | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wren Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alder Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hardrock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Point West Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reed Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
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 Wren | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3476658 | 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 1166729. 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.