Aims, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mount Hood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97019. The Survey maps it on the Bull Run quadrangle. It stands 1,050 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Cherryville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Bull Run quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Bull Run quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Aims between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 2 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | WALKER PRAIRIE OR-951 ASSIST |
| 9 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BULL RUN TRAILER |
| 8 September 2006 | Other causes | under an acre | Molalla Unit | CHICKEN COOP |
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BLUFF CAR FIRE |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Molalla Unit | DUSTY LANE #1 |
| 20 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LE ANN FIRE |
| 2 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Molalla Unit | DEVERELL RD FIRE |
| 17 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | COALMAN RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Aims: 12 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Larch Mountain Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Run | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sandy | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| Firwood | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Cottrell | 5.2 miles | 26 | |
| Kelso | 5.8 miles | 26 | |
| Marmot | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cherryville | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Alder Creek | 7.5 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 Q130644656 | 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 1137038. 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.








