Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“The Methodist Episcopal Church of Goshen, located in Goshen, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Methodist Episcopal Church of Goshen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 123 National Register listings published here for Lane County · listed in 1991 · 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 55 fires within 5 miles of Methodist Episcopal Church of Goshen between 1995 and 2020, burning about 215 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | EAST 40TH |
| 4 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DELTA ROAD FIRE #2 |
| 3 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | East Lane Unit - ODF | ARBORETUM FIRE |
| 27 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Western Lane District | OAK FIRE |
| 26 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | SPENCER HOLLOW |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | I-5 EXIT 191 |
| 20 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Western Lane District | TIMBER LANE |
| 17 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Western Lane District | SCHAREN ROAD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Methodist Episcopal Church of Goshen: 13 past producers, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Springfield Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clearwater Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clearwater Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goshen, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Flood | Goshen | - | Coast Fork Willamette River at Goshen rose above minor flood stage (15 ft) on Mar 16 at 1945 PST (2045 PDT), crested at 15.32 ft at 2200 PST (2300 PDT), and fell below minor flood stage around 1215 am PST (1315 am PDT) on March 17. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Goshen | - | The Coast Fork of the Willamette River near Goshen crested at 15.9 feet around 9 PM on April 8th, which is 2.9 feet above flood stage. People were evacuated out of the 100-year flood plain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dorris Ranch | 2.3 miles | 1988 |
 | Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Station and Freight House | 3.4 miles | 1993 |
 | Oregon Power Company's Springfield Substation | 3.5 miles | 1996 |
 | Springfield Motors Buick Dealership | 3.6 miles | 2011 |
 | Jacob Clearwater House | 3.7 miles | 2017 |
 | Washburne Historic District | 3.8 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001559 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lane County | All 123 listed properties in this county. |
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