Benton County, Oregon

66 topographic sheets cover 23 settlements here, and 56 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

56 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Oregon within the United States

Benton County within Oregon

What the record shows

412 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
56 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 48 buildings, 4 districts, 3 structures and 1 site.
1 of them is a covered bridge.
9 of the 56 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 23 populated places in this county; 23 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Avery-Helm Historic District	district	2000	99001716
Benton County Courthouse	building	1978	78002278
Benton County State Bank Building	building	1979	79002035
Benton Hotel	building	1982	82003719
George W. Bethers House	building	1997	97000590
John Bexell House	building	1992	92000064
Dr. Ralph Lyman Bosworth House	building	1981	81000471
J. R. Bryson House	building	1979	79002036
Burnap-Rickard House	building	1984	84002931
Camp Arboretum Sign Shop	building	2008	08000544
Jesse H. Caton House	building	1979	79002037
Children's Farm Home School	building	2008	08000254
College Hill West Historic District	district	2002	02000827
Corvallis Hotel	building	1987	87001533
Crystal Lake Cemetery	site	2004	04000613
Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan	building	1971	71000677
J. Leo Fairbanks House	building	1985	85000290
Dr. George R. Farra House	building	1981	81000472
John Fiechter House	building	1985	85000789
First Congregational Church	building	1981	81000473
Charles Gaylord House	building	1991	91000805
Hannah and Eliza Gorman House	building	2015	15000045
Hadley-Locke House	building	1981	81000474
Harris Bridge	structure	1979	79002040
Hayden Bridge	structure	1979	79002034
Helm-Hout House	building	1985	85001176
Hull-Oakes Lumber Company	district	1996	96000869
Independent School	building	2013	13000332
Irish Bend Covered Bridge No. 14169	structure	2013	13000117
Richard S. Irwin Barn	building	1988	88000954
Julian Hotel	building	1984	84002933
Charles King House	building	1990	90000833
Isaac King House and Barn	building	1975	75001579
Lewis G. Kline Building	building	1986	86000293
Lewis G. Kline House	building	1981	81000475
Lewisburg Hall and Warehouse Company Building	building	1991	91000804
Monroe State Bank Building	building	1992	92000065
North Palestine Baptist Church	building	2013	13000804
Oregon State University Historic District	district	2021	08000546
Dr. Henry S. Pernot House	building	1982	82003720
Philomath College	building	1972	72001078
Pi Beta Phi Sorority House	building	1982	82003721
Poultry Building and Incubator House	building	2006	06000725
Peter Rickard Farmstead	building	1983	83002142
Charles L. Schuster House	building	1986	86002843
Soap Creek School	building	1991	91000803
Edwin and Anna Starr House	building	1986	86002840
George Taylor House	building	1981	81000476
Jack Taylor House	building	1981	81000470
Watson-Price Farmstead	building	2005	05000638
Whiteside Theatre	building	2009	09000060
Charles and Ibby Whiteside House	building	2007	07000774
Willamette Community and Grange Hall	building	2009	09000359
Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Depot- Corvallis	building	1997	97000137
James O. Wilson House	building	1980	80004546
Elias Woodward House	building	1983	83002143

Covered bridges

Benton County has 1 covered bridge on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Irish Bend Covered Bridge No. 14169

Listed 2013

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

326 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 326 of them, burning about 962 acres. 34 started naturally and 9 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	81
Equipment and vehicle use	73
Recreation and ceremony	41
Natural	34
Smoking	27
Power generation/transmission/distribution	19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15
Arson/incendiarism	9
Fireworks	7
Railroad operations and maintenance	7
Misuse of fire by a minor	6
Other causes	6
Firearms and explosives use	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
12 August 2015	Debris and open burning	135 acres	William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge	FINLEY
1 October 2014	Debris and open burning	97 acres	William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge	M DIKES
5 September 2014	Misuse of fire by a minor	86 acres	Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters	CHIP ROSS FIRE
12 June 2002	Debris and open burning	69 acres	Philomath Unit	FULLER CREEK
15 August 1996	Debris and open burning	67 acres	William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge	WARDEN64
22 March 2001	Debris and open burning	65 acres	Philomath Unit	LASKEY CREEK
4 November 2002	Arson/incendiarism	40 acres	Siuslaw National Forest	DENZER BRIDGE
24 July 2009	Equipment and vehicle use	34 acres	Philomath Unit	TUM TUM CENTRAL

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1982 to 2025

49 of 49 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 49 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $3,026,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Flood	25
Heavy Rain	10
Thunderstorm Wind	7
Funnel Cloud	4
Tornado	2
Lightning	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
January 2012	Flood	Conroy	$3,000,000	Heavy rain caused the Marys River near Philomath to overflow its banks and cause record flooding to surrounding areas. The Marys River crested at 21.5 feet on January 19th at 1 pm PST, 1.5 feet above flood stage.
July 2014	Lightning	Corvallis	$11,000	Abundant lightning resulted in around 1000 PGE customers without power in the Albany and Corvallis area. A public caller reported that a large tree struck from lightning fell onto a home.
December 2015	Flood	Alsea	$10,000	Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Mary River near Philomath. There was also a landslide that closed westbound highway 34 near Alsea.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Adair Vlg	$5,000	no account filed
August 2025	Tornado (EFU)	Bruce	-	A landspout was photographed and briefly recorded to the west-northwest of Central Linn High School in the fields around Halsey, OR. No damage was reported. A small condensation funnel was observed above the ground circulation by the observer even though the photographs and video did not show the condensation funnel. The ground circulation and condensation funnel were not visibly connected. Time is based on the public report. Location and path width are roughly estimated based on video footage.
November 2024	Funnel Cloud	Monroe	-	Received a report and image of a funnel cloud via a social media post. No reports of damage.
October 2024	Funnel Cloud	Conroy	-	Multiple reports, from various public sources, reported observing at least a funnel cloud in-between Corvallis,OR and Philomath,OR. Radar did show possible rotation around this time. Location point used is a best estimate based on information from the public.
January 2022	Flood	Flynn	-	The gauge on the Marys River near Philomath rose above flood stage of 20 feet around 0920PST, crested at major flood stage of 21.0 feet at 1500 PST, then dropped below flood stage on the 5th at 0340PST.
January 2021	Flood	Flynn	-	The Marys River near Philomath (PHIO3) rose above flood stage around 2130PST, crested at 21.23 feet, then fell below flood stage at 0430PST on the 14th. Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
December 2021	Flood	Flynn	-	Measured rainfall of 2 to 4 inches. Minor flooding along the Marys River. No Damages reported.
December 2020	Flood	Conroy	-	The Marys River near Philomath (PHIO3) crested at 20.4 feet. Flood stage is 20.0 feet. No damage was reported.
April 2019	Flood	Corvallis	-	The Willamette River near Corvallis crested at 32.8 feet around 9 AM on April 10th, which is 2.8 feet above flood stage.
April 2019	Flood	Monroe	-	The Long Tom River near Monroe crested at 9.1 feet around 4 PM on April 8th, which is 0.1 foot above flood stage.
February 2017	Flood	Conroy	-	Heavy rain caused the Marys River near Philomath to flood. The river crested at 20.54 feet, which is 0.54 feet above flood stage.
October 2017	Flood	Summit	-	Heavy rain caused the Siletz River at Siletz to flood. The river crested at 19.07 feet, which is 3.07 feet above flood stage.
November 2016	Flood	Conroy	-	Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Marys River near Philomath. The Marys River reached flood stage at 205 AM on November 25th, and crested at 21.2 feet at 1030 AM on November 25th. The river dropped below flood stage at 800 AM on November 26.
December 2014	Flood	Philomath	-	The Mary's River near Philomath reached flood stage of 20 feet at 830 AM PST on December 21st. The river crested at 20.45 feet, just 0.5 feet below the major flood category around 530 AM PST on December 22nd.
June 2013	Funnel Cloud	Greenberry	-	A funnel cloud was observed near Finley NWR. It lasted nearly 3 minutes.
September 2013	Heavy Rain	Kopplein	-	Around 7 inches of rain fell for the North Oregon Coast from September 28, 2013 to September 30, 2013 resulting in the Wilson River near Tillamook to exceed Flood Stage.
March 2012	Flood	Conroy	-	Heavy rain caused the Marys River near Philomath to overflow its banks and cause flooding to surrounding areas. The Marys River crested at 20.1 feet on March 16th at 5 pm PST, 0.1 feet above flood stage.
March 2012	Flood	Conroy	-	Heavy rain caused the Marys River near Philomath to overflow its banks and cause flooding to surrounding areas. The Marys River crested at 20.6 feet on March 31st at 11 am PST, 0.6 feet above flood stage.
November 2012	Flood	Conroy	-	Heavy rain caused the Marys River near Philomath to overflow its banks and cause flooding to surrounding areas. The Marys River crested at 20.6 feet on January 19th at 11 pm PST, 0.6 feet above flood stage.
January 2011	Flood	Wellsdale	-	Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Clackamas River. The Clackamas River at Oregon City crested at 42.5 feet on January 16th at 23:14 PST.
January 2009	Flood	Philomath	-	Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff from the Coast Range caused the Marys River to overflow its banks and flood the lowlands.
December 2007	Flood	Flynn	-	The Marys River flooded near Philomath, causing extensive flooding and flood damage in the city of Philomath and surrounding areas.
December 2006	Flood	Philomath	-	The Marys River near Philomath crested at 20.4 feet on the 15th; flood stage for this river is 20.0 feet.
November 2006	Heavy Rain	Summit	-	Recorded a 5-day total of 7.8 inches.
June 1997	Tornado (F0)	Albany	-	A tornado was seen skipping along an unpopulated rural area 15 miles west of Albany by a pilot. No other information is available.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Corvallis	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Monroe	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Philomath	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Philomath	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Corvallis	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Monroe	-	no account filed
December 2005	Flood	Philomath	-	no account filed
January 2004	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
August 2004	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
December 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
December 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
January 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
March 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
March 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	no account filed
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Corvallis	-	no account filed
August 2001	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
May 1996	Funnel Cloud	Corvallis	-	no account filed
August 1982	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed
August 1982	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed
August 1982	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

128 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 128 workings inside this county. 27 still produce and 101 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	44
Stone	43
Stone, Crushed/Broken	27
Clay	12
Platinum, Gold, Silver	1
Flagstone	1
Calcium	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status
Ag-Lime Plant	Calcium	Past Producer
Monroe Sandstone Quarry	Flagstone	Past Producer
Transtion Metals Corp	Platinum, Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Bellfountain Clay	Clay	Past Producer
Bellfountian Clay	Clay	Past Producer
Clay Mine	Clay	Past Producer
Corvallis Brick & Tile	Clay	Past Producer
Corvallis Brick & Tile Pit	Clay	Producer
Corvallis Brick & Tile Works	Clay	Past Producer
Lucas Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Lucas Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Monroe Brick & Tile	Clay	Past Producer
Monroe Brick & Tile Pit	Clay	Producer
Monroe Clay Mine	Clay	Past Producer
Monroe Clay Mine	Clay	Past Producer
Alder Creek Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Alsea Rock Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Clemons	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Coffin Butte Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Coffin Butte Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Evans Products Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Fisher Island Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Griffin Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Hardrock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
La Ro Lumber Co	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Neuman Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Oregon State University	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Oregon State University	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Oregon State University	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Oregon State University	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Point West Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Publishers Paper	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Reed Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Tobe Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Tri-County Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Von Sild Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Wren Pit No. 1	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Wren Pit No. 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Alder Creek	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Clemons	Stone	Past Producer
Coffin Butte	Stone	Past Producer
Evans Products	Stone	Past Producer
Fisher Island Plant	Stone	Past Producer
Griffin	Stone	Past Producer
Hard Rock Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Hard Rock Quarry	Stone	Producer
Hardrock Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
La Ro Lumber Co	Stone	Past Producer
Monroe Sandstone Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Old State Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Old State Quarry	Stone	Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State University	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State University	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State University	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State University	Stone	Past Producer
Point West	Stone	Past Producer
Publishers Paper	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Reed Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Tobe Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Tri-County	Stone	Past Producer
Unnamed Operation	Stone	Unknown
Unnamed Pit	Stone	Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Von Sild Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Wicks Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Wren Pit # 2	Stone	Past Producer
Albany Rock Products 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Albany Rock Products 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Alsea Rock Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Builder Supply	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Builders Supply Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
C.E. Jones Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
C.E. Jones Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
C.E. Jones Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Coffin Butte	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Conser Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Conser Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Endicott Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Endicott Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
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
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
H G Chichering Jr	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
H G Chichering, Jr. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Herb Brown Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Herb Brown Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Holmes Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Holmes Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Kent's Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Melvin Becker	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Melvin Becker Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Neuman Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Rex Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Rex Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Robinson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Robinson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Traux Bros	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Traux Bros. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Tremaine Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Tremaine Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Town by town, in the county's histories

10,019 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 3 chapters, each reproduced complete.

Town	Chapter	From	Length
Corvallis	History	History of Benton County, Oregon (1885)	7,453 words
Monroe	History	History of Benton County, Oregon (1885)	2,197 words
Philomath	History	History of Benton County, Oregon (1885)	369 words

The county's history books

300,303 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 49 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

History of Benton County, Oregon (1885)

Chapter	Length
Chapter 1: Discovery of the Pacific	2,777 words
Chapter 2: Early Explorations in the Northwest	2,888 words
Chapter 3: Search for the Mythical Straits of Anian	6,542 words
Chapter 4: Voyages in the Pacific and Atlantic	3,198 words
Chapter 5: Russia Enters the Pacific	2,874 words
Chapter 6: Spanish Missions and Settlements in California	5,785 words
Chapter 7: Discoveries Westward from the Atlantic	1,889 words
Chapter 8: Explorations by Land and Sea	7,273 words
Chapter 9: Beginning of the Fur Trade on the Pacific Coast	7,051 words
Chapter 11: Discovery of Puget Sound and the Columbia	4,613 words
Chapter 12: Captains Lewis and Clarke Traverse the Continent	5,094 words
Chapter 13: The Astoria Enterprise	8,918 words
Chapter 14: Joint Occupation of Oregon	12,808 words
Oregon Missions and Settlements	4,058 words
Oregon for the United States	8,507 words
Chapter 18: Whitman Massacre and Cayuse War	8,361 words
Chapter 19: Territorial Government of Oregon	7,762 words
Chapter 20: Indians of Southern Oregon	4,559 words
Chapter 21: The Early Explorers Attacked	2,648 words
Effect of White Immigration	3,887 words
Chapter 23: First Campaign Against the Indians	5,570 words
Chapter 24: Hostilities Occurring in 1852	5,184 words
Chapter 25: The War of 1853	6,604 words
Chapter 26: The Lane Treaty of Peace and Concluding Events of 1853	6,007 words
Chapter 27: Events of 1854	2,238 words
Chapter 28: Causes of the War of 1855-6	4,797 words
Chapter 29: Indian Wars	6,601 words
Chapter 30: The First Meadows Campaign	4,081 words
The Spring Campaign	3,962 words
Chapter 32: The War in Curry County	5,017 words
Chapter 33: The War Ended	4,931 words
Chapter 35: Benton County	5,331 words
Chapter 36: Benton County	6,674 words
General County History	9,053 words
Chapter 38: General County History	11,821 words
Chapter 39: General County History	7,585 words
Legislative History	7,160 words
Chapter 41: Legislative History	5,174 words
Chapter 42: Criminal History	3,520 words
Siletz Indian Reservation	1,408 words
Chapter 44: The Oregon and California Rail Ao Ad	3,741 words
Chapter 45: The Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad	4,180 words
Chapter with an unread heading (no. 44 of those read)	5,238 words
Chapter 49: Soap Creek, King's Valley and Summit Precincts	3,474 words
Chapter 50: Yaquina Precnct	10,579 words
Chapter 51: Yaquina Precinct	8,021 words
Chapter 52: Toledo, Elk City, and Tum Tum Precincts	3,328 words
Alsea, Lower Alsea, and Tide Water Precincts	4,833 words
Biographical sketches	32,699 words in 3 parts

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Adair Village

North Benton census division · 97330 · Near Hospital Hill · Lewisburg quadrangle

18 sheets, 1913 to 1980
Alder

North Benton census division · 97370 · On Norton Creek · Marys Peak quadrangle

13 sheets, 1939 to 1984
Alpine

Southeast Benton census division · 97456 · On Hawley Creek · Monroe quadrangle

19 sheets, 1911 to 1992
Alsea

Southwest Benton census division · 97324 · On Kiger Creek · Alsea quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1992
Bellfountain

Southeast Benton census division · 97456 · On Larsen Creek · Monroe quadrangle

19 sheets, 1911 to 1992
Blodgett

North Benton census division · 97326 · On Norton Creek · Marys Peak quadrangle

13 sheets, 1939 to 1984
Calloway

North Benton census division · 97330 · On Arbor Creek · Lewisburg quadrangle

18 sheets, 1913 to 1980

No longer a settlement
Corvallis

Corvallis census division · 97333 · On Marys River · Corvallis quadrangle

23 sheets, 1913 to 1980
Dry Creek

Southeast Benton census division · 97333 · On Dry Creek · Corvallis quadrangle

23 sheets, 1913 to 1980
Flynn

Southwest Benton census division · 97370 · On Greasy Creek · Wren quadrangle

19 sheets, 1921 to 1984
Glenbrook

Southeast Benton census division · 97456 · On Weaver Creek · Glenbrook quadrangle

17 sheets, 1922 to 1992
Harris

North Benton census division · 97370 · On Miller Creek · Wren quadrangle

19 sheets, 1921 to 1984
Hoskins

North Benton census division · 97370 · On Bonner Creek · Kings Valley quadrangle

19 sheets, 1921 to 1984
Keas Corner

North Benton census division · 97361 · Kings Valley quadrangle

19 sheets, 1921 to 1984
Kings Valley

North Benton census division · 97361 · On Maxfield Creek · Kings Valley quadrangle

19 sheets, 1921 to 1984
Lewisburg

Corvallis census division · 97330 · On Jackson Creek · Lewisburg quadrangle

18 sheets, 1913 to 1980
Monroe

Southeast Benton census division · 97456 · On Shafer Creek · Monroe quadrangle

19 sheets, 1911 to 1992
Noon

Southwest Benton census division · 97370 · On Woods Creek · Wren quadrangle

19 sheets, 1921 to 1984
North Albany

North Albany census division · 97321 · Albany quadrangle

19 sheets, 1912 to 1980
Peak

North Benton census division · 97370 · On Chintimini Creek · Marys Peak quadrangle

13 sheets, 1939 to 1984

No longer a settlement
Philomath

Corvallis census division · 97370 · On Buttermilk Creek · Corvallis quadrangle

23 sheets, 1913 to 1980
Summit

North Benton census division · 97326 · Near Happy Hollow · Summit quadrangle

12 sheets, 1939 to 1984
Wren

North Benton census division · 97370 · On La Bare Creek · Wren quadrangle

19 sheets, 1921 to 1984

The vanished settlements of Benton County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.