Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Miller Cemetery Church near Silverton, Oregon was built in 1882. It is a rare example in Oregon of a "burying church".”
Wikipedia article Miller Cemetery Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 120 National Register listings published here for Marion County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Miller Cemetery Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ELECTRIC FIRE |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | DAVIS CREEK |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Molalla Unit | NOWLENS BRIDGE FIRE |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santiam Unit | 213 GRASS |
| 6 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Santiam Unit | SILVER FALLS HWY |
| 4 September 2014 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LAURIE LANE |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santiam Unit | MCKILLOP CAR |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | 7474 CROOKED FINGER RD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Miller Cemetery Church: 15 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquam Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Abiqua Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Abiqua Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Floyd Grahm Consr Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pembroke/Silverton Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pembroke/Silverton Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Asboe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Davis Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hickman Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scotts Mills Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Silverton, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1998: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Silverton | - | A Silverton Police Officer reported seeing a tornado touch down near Silverton between 330 and 345 PM. No damages or injuries were reported. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Murton E. and Lillian DeGuire House | 3.1 miles | 2011 |
 | Joseph Henry Moser Barn | 3.3 miles | 2013 |
 | Gallon House Bridge | 3.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Calvary Lutheran Church & Parsonage | 3.4 miles | 1985 |
 | June D. Drake House | 3.5 miles | 2011 |
| Silverton Commercial Historic District | 3.5 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78002304 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marion County | All 120 listed properties in this county. |
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