Washington County, Oregon

107 topographic sheets cover 75 settlements here, and 51 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

51 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oregon within the United States

Washington County within Oregon

What the record shows

1,566 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
51 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 45 buildings and 6 districts.
8 of the 51 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 75 populated places in this county; 75 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
Aloha Farmhouse	building	2014	14000812
Beaverton Downtown Historic District	district	1986	86000037
Silas Jacob N. Beeks House	building	1984	84003100
Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House	building	1988	88001035
M. E. Blanton House	building	1989	89000123
Clark Historic District	district	2002	02000617
Benjamin Cornelius Jr. House	building	1988	88001034
Harry A. Crosley House	building	1993	93000919
Doriot-Rider Log House	building	2008	08000554
Dundee Lodge	building	1985	85001186
Augustus Fanno Farmhouse	building	1984	84003103
Adam and Johanna Feldman House	building	1993	93000013
First Church of Christ Scientist	building	1994	93001505
Fogelbo House	building	2020	100005343
Forest Grove Downtown Historic District	district	2020	100005727
Imbrie Farm	building	1977	77001117
Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate	building	1978	78002327
Zula Linklater House	building	1984	84003108
Isaac Macrum House	building	1998	98001120
Manning-Kamna Farm	building	2007	07001077
Andrew Jackson and Sarah Jane Masters House	building	2015	15000615
Malcolm McDonald House	building	2015	14001160
C.W. Mertz Rental House #2	building	2005	05000852
Thomas Michos House	building	1991	91001552
Oak Hills Historic District	district	2013	13000482
Old Scotch Church	building	1974	74001723
Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse	building	1991	91000140
Painter's Woods Historic District	district	2009	09000360
John and Elsie Parsons House	building	2005	05000853
Portland Golf Club Clubhouse and Golf Course	building	2023	100007088
Harold Wass Ray House	building	1994	93001504
Richard and Helen Rice House	building	2006	06001096
Rice-Gates House	building	1980	80003391
James D. Robb House	building	1988	88001033
Schanen-Zolling House	building	1985	85003340
Edward Schulmerich House	building	1991	91000050
Shaver-Bilyeu House	building	1993	93000014
Albert S. Sholes House	building	1982	82003755
Charles Shorey House	building	1989	89000518
Shute-Meierjurgen Farmstead	building	2018	100002647
Alvin T. Smith House	building	1974	74001721
John Sweek House	building	1974	74001724
Dr. W.R. and Eunice Taylor House	building	2005	05000851
John W. Tigard House	building	1979	79003739
Tualatin Academy	building	1974	74001722
JS and Melinda Waggener Farmstead	building	2003	03000693
Walker Naylor Historic District	district	2011	11000155
J. F. Watkins House	building	1993	93000448
West Union Baptist Church	building	1974	74001725
Woods and Caples General Store	building	1985	85003028
John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House	building	2008	08001264

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

302 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 302 of them, burning about 710 acres. 24 started naturally and 11 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	99
Equipment and vehicle use	50
Recreation and ceremony	36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	27
Natural	24
Smoking	20
Power generation/transmission/distribution	18
Arson/incendiarism	11
Other causes	9
Fireworks	6
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
19 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	211 acres	Northwest Oregon District	SCOGGINS CREEK
7 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	126 acres	Forest Grove Unit	POWERLINE ROAD MUTUAL AID
22 August 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	27 acres	Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters	AUGUST FIRE
19 August 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	19 acres	Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters	RAVEN'S RIDGE FIRE
2 April 2000	Debris and open burning	17 acres	Forest Grove District	HERR ROAD FIRE
5 August 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	17 acres	Forest Grove District	MURPHY WHEAT FIRE
13 May 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	17 acres	Northwest Oregon District	RIDGE ROAD
28 October 2007	Debris and open burning	16 acres	Forest Grove District	CHERRY GROVE SLASH FIRE

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

Storms, 1954 to 2024

60 of 77 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 77 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, no injuries and about $5,686,400 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Flood	26
Heavy Rain	20
Hail	8
Funnel Cloud	8
Tornado	6
Lightning	5
Thunderstorm Wind	4

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
December 2007	Flood	Dilley	1 killed, $2,300,000	The Tualatin River near Dilley flooded, causing flood damage to homes in the area and leaving some roads impassable. Old Hwy. 47 and Hwy. 47 were closed temporarily due to combined flooding of a couple creeks with the Tualatin River. Near the area, a 54 year old male drown in Hedges Creek, a tributary of the Tualatin River. NOTE: Damage estimates are for the entire county of Washington.
December 2023	Flood	Aloha	1 killed	A male age 53, drowned in Bronson Creek, SE of Hillsboro.
December 2015	Flood	Dilley	$2,342,000	Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Tualatin River near Dilly, and of many small creeks between Beaverton and Gaston. Around 50 homes sustained flood damage and many roads were closed including Highway 217 in Beaverton (during the evening commute).
December 2015	Flood	Dilley	$283,000	Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Tualatin River near Dilley. High water flooded local businesses and residences.
August 2003	Lightning	Tigard	$150,000	no account filed
December 2015	Flood	Dilley	$141,000	The Tualatin River flooded near Farmington and Dilley.
June 2014	Heavy Rain	Beaverton	$140,000	Heavy rain from convective showers resulted in significant flooding near Beaverton. Flooding was reported of four homes, four apartments, several garages, the Winterhawks Skating Center, and a community pool. The city Public Works Director reported 2.3 inches of rain per hour, a personal weather station reported 2.29 inches of rain over 2 hours, and the National Weather Service Doppler radar estimated 1.7 inches per hour. A car stalled in a flooded high water in an underpass near the US 26-US 217 interchange. The cost damage is an estimate based on reports from the General Manager of the Skating Center and previous history of similar residential damage.
October 2018	Tornado (EF0)	Forest Grove	$100,000	Multiple greenhouse structures were damaged at a farm on Thatcher Road. Witness accounts also confirmed a tornado. The tornado was likely on the ground for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
November 2024	Heavy Rain	Banks	$75,000	Oregon Department of Transportation reported in a KG8 media web article that heavy rain was the likely reason for the sinking and cracking of State Route 6 near the Gales Creek Campground Turnout. The westbound lane was closed November 20th and 21st.
October 2015	Heavy Rain	Beaverton	$50,000	Heavy rain combined with clogged drains resulted in small stream and urban flooding. There were 16 instances where water or agricultural debris needed to be cleared from roadways. At least two residential basements were flooded in Beaverton. A large basement of an office building was flooded in Hillsboro.
September 2013	Lightning	Aloha	$28,000	A tree hit by lightning fell and damaged two homes in Aloha.
November 1991	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Tophill	$15,000	Winds brought down power lines along Highway 47 between Tophill and Johnson Road.
May 2023	Flood	Metzger	$14,000	Heavy rains around 1 inch in a half hour to an hour resulted in Ash Creek in southwest Portland to over flow. Around 14 homes had varying amounts of flooding.
June 2018	Lightning	Garden Home	$6,000	Lightning struck three trees, causing two to explode. The third caught fire, then the top came crashing to the ground, landing on and damaging a deck attached to a house.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Durham	$5,000	A video on social media showed what appeared to be a thunderstorm gust or gustnado, which caused minor damage to baseball stands.
July 2008	Lightning	Raleigh Hills	$5,000	Firefighters responded to a greenhouse fire, which had been struck by lightning. The greenhouse was completely destroyed, but the nearby home was saved.
March 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Gaston	$3,000	Straight line winds from a thunderstorm blew off a roof from an outbuilding at Ananda Laurelwood Retreat near Gaston.
June 1966	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	Beaverton	$1,000	Hail was reported in Beaverton near Cooper Mountain.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Sherwood	$800	Outside of Chapters Books and Coffee in Newberg, a tree with estimated diameter 10 to 12 inches was snapped in half. Also, numerous spotter reports just to the north and with similar conditions were reported.
June 2004	Tornado (F0)	Sherwood	$100	According to a report from a witness, a tornado touched down briefly near the YMCA in Sherwood and damaged 7 trees.
January 2024	Flood	Farmington	-	Heavy rain brought minor flooding to Tualatin River at Farmington.
March 2023	Funnel Cloud	Gaston	-	Picture showing what appears to be a narrow funnel cloud near Bald Peak Road in Washington County.
March 2023	Hail	Gaston	-	Hail size of 0.75 inch was estimated from picture posted on social media.
January 2021	Flood	Beaverton	-	Road closure at SW 149th Ave. and SW Division St. near South Johnson Creek in Beaverton.
January 2021	Flood	Greton	-	Fanno Creek flooding SW North Dakota St. in Tigard.
January 2021	Flood	Gaston	-	The Tualatin River at Dilley (DLLO3) rose above flood stage at 2330PST on the 12th, crested at 18.09 feet, then fell below flood stage at 0330PST on the 14th. Flood stage is 17.5 feet.
January 2021	Flood	Farmington	-	The Tualatin River near Farmington (FRMO3) rose above flood stage around 1400PST, crested at 32.6 feet, the fell below flood stage at 1015PST on the 16th. Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
February 2019	Flood	Mountaindale	-	Washington county reported about 40 county roads were covered by water.
June 2018	Hail	Farmington	-	Public reported on twitter hail. The picture included a photo next to a ruler showing hail close to 1 inch in diameter.
February 2017	Heavy Rain	Raleigh Hills	-	Portland Bureau of Transportation reported a landslide closed 1 lane on highway 26 near the Oregon Zoo, and another landslide near Skyline Blvd.
February 2017	Flood	Seghers	-	Heavy rain caused the Tualatin River near Dilley to flood. The river crested at 17.77 feet, which is 0.27 feet above flood stage.
February 2017	Flood	Farmington	-	Heavy rain caused the Tualatin River near Farmington to flood. The river crested at 33.24 feet, which is 1.24 feet above flood stage.
July 2016	Funnel Cloud	North Plains	-	A funnel cloud was reported by the public near North Plains, OR.
November 2016	Flood	Seghers	-	Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Tualatin River at Dilley. The Tualatin River reached flood stage at 730 AM on November 25th, and crested at 17.7 feet at 1215 PM on November 25th. The river dropped below flood stage at 640 PM on November 25.
May 2015	Heavy Rain	Tigard	-	A Tualtain news reporter witnessed sudden heavy rain cause standing water on roadways shortly before a member of the public reported flooding on the roads between Sherwood and Tualatin. The water on the roads was reported to be as high as a car's wheel well. The Washington County Scanner then reported manholes being removed due to flowing water on roadways due to heavy rain. A rain gauge in the nearby Yamhill County measured 1.75 inches in 2 hours with 0.91 inches measured between 613 and 628 pm.
May 2015	Heavy Rain	Banks	-	Heavy rain from thunderstorms was reported in Hillsboro, Banks, Forest Grove, Gaston, Cornelius, and Aloha. A member of the public reported on Facebook that 0.84 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes near Banks. There were several reports of ponding on highway 6 and highway 8 that resulted in the hydroplaning of many cars. There was a Twitter report that Baseline Rd had around an inch of standing water. A blogger reported that the heavy rain could not keep up with the storm drains, and flooded a neighbors house.
September 2015	Funnel Cloud	Hillsboro	-	The NWS received several reports of a funnel cloud near Hillsboro in the afternoon, including one report from a county official.
June 2013	Funnel Cloud	Orenco	-	A funnel cloud was observed near the Hillsboro airport. The funnel cloud lasted for approximately 5 minutes.
March 2012	Flood	Dilley	-	Heavy rain caused the Tualatin River at Dilley to overflow its banks causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Tualatin River crested at 17.6 feet on March 30th at 2 pm PST, 0.1 feet above flood stage.
June 2011	Heavy Rain	Beaverton	-	Thunderstorms produced very heavy rain in Beaverton in a short period of time. A spotter reported over one-half inch of rain in 30 minutes. The Washington County Sheriff Office reported Urban Flooding on several streets as well as Highway 217, which was shut down for a short time.
June 2010	Heavy Rain	Hillsboro Poehier Ar	-	The equipment at the Hillsboro airport reported 1.32 inches of precipitation during a 12 hour period.
June 2010	Heavy Rain	Beaverton	-	An observer reported 1.68 inches of precipitation over the area during a 12 hour period.
November 2009	Flood	Cedar Mill	-	Minor road flooding was reported along Science Park Drive near the Hope Depot, with about 4 feet of water covering the road for about 1/10 of a mile. The road had been blocked off to traffic.
November 2009	Flood	Portland-Hillsboro A	-	A spotter reported hearing on police scanners of various road closures in portions of Hillsboro, including downtown, due to standing water.
January 2009	Flood	Dilley	-	Heavy rain caused the Tualatin River near Dilley to spill over its banks which caused some flooding on rural roads and farm land.
January 2009	Flood	Seghers	-	Heavy rain caused the Tualatin river to rise to flood stage.
April 2008	Funnel Cloud	Cornelius	-	Reported a funnel cloud that did not touch down. Report was called in to a local media outlet.
December 2007	Heavy Rain	Gaston	-	Storm total precipitation was 7.65 inches.
December 2007	Heavy Rain	Forest Grove	-	Storm total precipitation was 6.37 inches.
December 2007	Heavy Rain	Portland-Hillsboro A	-	Storm total precipitation was 4.48 inches.
December 2006	Flood	Dilley	-	The Tualatin River at Dilley crested at 17.6 feet on the 15th; flood stage for this river is 17.5 feet.
November 2006	Heavy Rain	(Hio)Poehier Arpt	-	Recorded a 5-day total of 6.2 inches.
August 1999	Lightning	Hillsboro	-	The last evening of convection in a very active three day period produced two strong cells that brought widespread lightning to the Portland and Hillsboro areas. More than 100 transformers were knocked out, causing power outages to 15000 Portland General Electric customers. The Westside MAX Light Rail line was out of service from 7 PM to 830 PM.
May 1998	Hail	Hillsboro	-	A small airplane pilot near Hillsboro reported brief quarter sized (one inch) hail at a little after 4 PM PST. The report was confirmed by a call to McMinnville Flight Service Station.
May 1993	Hail	Tualatin	-	Golf ball-sized hail reportedly shattered a car windshield during a thunderstorm in Tualatin.
July 2007	Hail	Sherwood	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Farmington	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Dilley	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

187 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 187 workings inside this county. 43 still produce and 144 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Stone	84
Stone, Crushed/Broken	46
Sand and Gravel, Construction	36
Clay	10
Aluminum	5
Titanium, Iron	4
Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal	3
Aluminum, Iron	1
Titanium, Metal	1
Platinum	1
PGE	1
Titanium, Silica, Iron, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates	1

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Bauxite Pumpkin Ridge	Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal	Occurrence	Gibbsite, Limonite
Hillsboro	Platinum	Occurrence	Stream Placer
Hillsboro Platinum Occurrence	PGE	Occurrence
Washington-Multnomah Area	Aluminum, Titanium, Silica, Iron, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates	Prospect	1944
Bauxite Dixie Mt	Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal	Occurrence	Limonite
Bauxite Red Flat Hill	Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal	Occurrence
Bauxite Tualatin Mountains	Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal	Occurrence
Dixie Mountain Bauxite	Aluminum, Titanium, Iron	Occurrence
Pumpkin Ridge Bauxite	Aluminum, Titanium, Iron	Occurrence
Red Flat Hill Bauxite	Aluminum, Titanium, Iron	Prospect
Tualatin Mountains Bauxite	Aluminum, Titanium, Iron	Prospect
Forest Grove Clay Products Co	Clay	Past Producer
Forest Grove Clay Products Co.	Clay	Past Producer
Nelson	Clay	Past Producer
Nelson	Clay	Unknown
O K Brickyard	Clay	Past Producer
O.K. Brickyard	Clay	Past Producer
Schmidt	Clay	Past Producer
Schmidt	Clay	Unknown
Scholls Tile Co	Clay	Past Producer
Scholls Tile Co.	Clay	Past Producer
Alberton	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Allpoint Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Allpoint Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Brinegar-Barstad	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brinegar-Barstad	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Coffee Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Coffee Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Dales Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Dales Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gales Creek Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gales Creek Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	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
John D. Hagg	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
John D. Hagg	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Peters Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Peters Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Steinban	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Steinban	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Thompson Sand Company	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Thompson Sand Company	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Topsil Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Pit	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 Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Valley Yard Supply/Albertson	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Valley Yard Supply/Albertson	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Aloha Quarry Quality Rock Plant #1	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Banks Rock Products Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Beaverton Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Buxton Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Carpenter Creek Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Carpenter Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
City of Forest Grove Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Coffee Lake Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Compton/Stiller Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Durham Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Empire Pit & Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Empire Pit & Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Farmington Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gaston/Person Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Grabhorn Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Grahams Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Hergert Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Hillside Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Jackson Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
John Mathews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Lite Rock Co.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Luck Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Murray Road Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Murray Road Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Oregon State Highway Division.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Otto Rock Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Parkin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Peterson Rock Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Plant #2	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Progress Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Quality Quarry & Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Satellite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Shale Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Stearns Rock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Stiller Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Tonquin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Tonquin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Tonquin Quarry/Dales Sand & Gravel	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Tonquin Road Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Town Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Aloha Quarry/Quality Rock # 1	Stone	Past Producer
Banks Rock Products.	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Basalt Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Beaverton Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Beet Bend Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Beet Bend Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Buxton Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Carpenter Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Carpenter Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
City of Forest Grove	Stone	Past Producer
City of Forest Grove	Stone	Past Producer
City of Forest Grove Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Clear Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Clear Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Cloverleaf Mines, Ltd	Stone	Past Producer
Cloverleaf Mines, Ltd.	Stone	Past Producer
Coffee Lake	Stone	Past Producer
Compton/Stiller	Stone	Past Producer
Cornell Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Cornell Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Crown-Zellerbach Co.	Stone	Past Producer
Crown-Zellerbach Co.	Stone	Past Producer
D. Ellis	Stone	Past Producer
D. Ellis	Stone	Past Producer
Durham Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Eaton Sand and Gravel	Stone	Past Producer
Eaton Sand and Gravel	Stone	Past Producer
Farmington Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Farmington Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Gales Creek Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Gales Creek Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Gaston/Person Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Grabhorn Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Grahams Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Hillside	Stone	Past Producer
Jackson Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
John Mathews	Stone	Past Producer
Laurel Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Laurel Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Luck Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Melvin Howel	Stone	Past Producer
Melvin Howel	Stone	Past Producer
Murray Road Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Murray Road Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division.	Stone	Past Producer
Oregon State Highway Division.	Stone	Past Producer
Otto Rock Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Parkin Quarry Co	Stone	Past Producer
Persons Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Peterson Rock Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Plant #2	Stone	Past Producer
Progress Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Rock Creek	Stone	Past Producer
Rock Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Satellite Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Stiller Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Stimson Lumber Co	Stone	Past Producer
Stimson Lumber Co	Stone	Past Producer
Tonquin Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Tonquin Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Tonquin Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Tonquin Quarry/Dales Sand & Gravel	Stone	Past Producer
Tonquin Road Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Town Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Vaandering Crushed Rock	Stone	Past Producer
Vandecoevering	Stone	Past Producer
Vandecoevering	Stone	Past Producer
Vandering Crushed Rock	Stone	Past Producer
Willamette Industries-Hergert Quarry	Stone	Past Producer

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.

Aloha

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97003 · On Cedar Mill Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Bacona

North Plains census division · 97133 · Bacona quadrangle

16 sheets, 1940 to 1979
Balm Grove

Coast Range census division · 97117 · On Little Beaver Creek · Gales Creek quadrangle

17 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Banks

Coast Range census division · 97106 · On Cedar Canyon Creek · Forest Grove quadrangle

18 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Beaverton

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97005 · On Hall Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Bethany

Rockcreek census division · 97229 · On Holcomb Creek · Linnton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Blooming

Chehalem Mountains census division · 97113 · On South Fork Fern Creek · Laurelwood quadrangle

17 sheets, 1941 to 1980
Bonita

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97224 · On Ball Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Bradley Corner

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97223 · On Ash Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Buckheaven

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97123 · On Ayers Creek · Scholls quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Buxton

Coast Range census division · 97109 · On Burgholzer Creek · Buxton quadrangle

16 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Carnation

Forest Grove-Cornelius census division · 97116 · On Gales Creek · Forest Grove quadrangle

18 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Cedar Hills

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97225 · On Messinger Creek · Linnton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Cedar Mill

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97229 · On Johnson Creek · Linnton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Centerville

Forest Grove-Cornelius census division · 97113 · On West Fork Dairy Creek · Forest Grove quadrangle

18 sheets, 1941 to 1979

No longer a settlement
Chehalem

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97140 · On Bell Road Creek · Newberg quadrangle

21 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Cherry Grove

Coast Range census division · 97119 · On Roaring Creek · Gaston quadrangle

16 sheets, 1941 to 1980
Cornelius

Forest Grove-Cornelius census division · 97113 · Forest Grove quadrangle

18 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Davies Junction

Coast Range census division · 97106 · On Garrigus Creek · Buxton quadrangle

16 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Dilley

Forest Grove-Cornelius census division · 97116 · On Dilley Creek · Laurelwood quadrangle

17 sheets, 1941 to 1980
Dixie

North Plains census division · 97056 · Meacham Corner quadrangle

16 sheets, 1941 to 1979

No longer a settlement
Durham

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97224 · On Ball Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Elmonica

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97006 · On Willow Creek · Linnton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Farmington

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97123 · On Christensen Creek · Scholls quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Forest Grove

Forest Grove-Cornelius census division · 97116 · On Knighten Creek · Forest Grove quadrangle

18 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Gales Creek

Coast Range census division · 97117 · On Fir Creek · Gales Creek quadrangle

17 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Garden Home

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97223 · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Gaston

Chehalem Mountains census division · 97119 · On Black Jack Creek · Gaston quadrangle

16 sheets, 1941 to 1980
Glencoe

North Plains census division · 97133 · On Ghost Creek · Hillsboro quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Glenwood

Coast Range census division · 97117 · On Beaver Creek · Timber quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Hayward

Coast Range census division · 97106 · Buxton quadrangle

16 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Hazeldale

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97078 · Scholls quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Helvetia

North Plains census division · 97124 · Hillsboro quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Hillsboro

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97124 · On McKay Creek · Hillsboro quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Hillside

Forest Grove-Cornelius census division · 97116 · On Little Beaver Creek · Gales Creek quadrangle

17 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Huber

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · On Cedar Mill Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Kansas City

Forest Grove-Cornelius census division · 97116 · On Lousignont Creek · Gales Creek quadrangle

17 sheets, 1941 to 1979
King City

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97224 · On Spring Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Kinton

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97007 · Near Pleasant Valley · Scholls quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Laurel

Chehalem Mountains census division · 97123 · On Messinger Creek · Scholls quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Laurelwood

Chehalem Mountains census division · 97119 · On South Fork Hill Creek · Laurelwood quadrangle

17 sheets, 1941 to 1980
Manning

Coast Range census division · 97106 · On Kuder Creek · Buxton quadrangle

16 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Marlene Village

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97006 · On Johnson Creek · Linnton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Metzger

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97223 · On Ash Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Middleton

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97140 · On Goose Creek · Sherwood quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Midway

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97123 · On Burris Creek · Scholls quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Mountaindale

Coast Range census division · 97133 · On Wirtz Branch · Forest Grove quadrangle

18 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Mulloy

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97140 · Sherwood quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
North Plains

North Plains census division · 97133 · On Ghost Creek · Hillsboro quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Norwood

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97062 · Sherwood quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Oak Hills

Rockcreek census division · 97006 · Linnton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Orenco

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97124 · On Beaverton Creek · Hillsboro quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Patton

Chehalem Mountains census division · 97119 · On Black Jack Creek · Gaston quadrangle

16 sheets, 1941 to 1980
Progress

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97008 · On Ash Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Raleigh Hills

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97225 · On Golf Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Reedville

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97123 · Scholls quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Rockcreek

Rockcreek census division · 97229 · On Holcomb Creek · Hillsboro quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Scholls

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97123 · On McFee Creek · Scholls quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Sherwood

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97140 · On Cedar Creek · Sherwood quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Six Corners

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97140 · On Cedar Creek · Sherwood quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Somerset West

Rockcreek census division · 97229 · On Holcomb Creek · Linnton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Tanasbourne

Rockcreek census division · 97006 · Linnton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Tigard

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97223 · On Summer Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Timber

Coast Range census division · 97144 · On Carlson Creek · Timber quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Tobias

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · On Willow Creek · Scholls quadrangle

22 sheets, 1916 to 1982
Tualatin

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97062 · On Hedges Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Verboort

Forest Grove-Cornelius census division · 97116 · On East Fork Dairy Creek · Forest Grove quadrangle

18 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Watts

Coast Range census division · 97116 · On Prickett Creek · Gales Creek quadrangle

17 sheets, 1941 to 1979
West Haven

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97225 · Near Elk Point · Linnton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
West Slope

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97225 · Near Elk Point · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
West Union

Rockcreek census division · 97124 · On Holcomb Creek · Hillsboro quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990
Westimber

Coast Range census division · 97144 · On Step Creek · Timber quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1979

No longer a settlement
Whitford

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97223 · On Golf Creek · Beaverton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1916 to 1984
Wilkesboro

Forest Grove-Cornelius census division · 97106 · Forest Grove quadrangle

18 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Witch Hazel

Beaverton-Hillsboro census division · 97123 · On Reedville Creek · Hillsboro quadrangle

24 sheets, 1915 to 1990

The vanished settlements of Washington 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.