Young, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Stayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97325. The Survey maps it on the Stayton quadrangle. It stands 377 feet above sea level.
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 quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Young between 2003 and 2018, burning about 10 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | TRIUMPH ROAD |
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | TRIUMPH RD. FIRE |
| 29 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | SPENNER ROAD |
| 27 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FERN RIDGE FIELD |
| 29 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Santiam Unit | FERN RIDGE #2 |
| 17 July 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santiam Unit | STAYTON CANAL |
| 16 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santiam Unit | HWY 22 MP 15 |
| 16 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santiam Unit | HWY 22 MP 13 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Young: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Peterson | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Peterson | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Sublimity Weathered Gravel | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Santiam Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Santiam Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sublimity Weathered Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aumsville | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Ale (historical) | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| West Stayton | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Shaw | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Sublimity | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Stayton | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Turner | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Macleay | 5.9 miles | 18 |
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 Q113537193 | 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 1136933. 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.










