Aldervale, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Nehalem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97131. It stands on Rackheap Creek. The Survey maps it on the Soapstone Lake quadrangle. It stands 16 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1940 USGS Cape Falcon quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Cannon Beach quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Soapstone Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Aldervale between 1992 and 2019, burning about 265 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | KNOB FIRE |
| 23 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tillamook District | BAYSIDE FIRE |
| 21 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tillamook District | CONSTRUCTION BURN |
| 12 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Tillamook District | SLAUGHTERHOUSE |
| 7 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tillamook District | COOL |
| 21 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Astoria District | COAL CREEK |
| 11 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NORTH FORK ROAD |
| 29 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 53 MP 15 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Aldervale: 11 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hjortland | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mohler Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Neahkahnie Mtn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nehalem Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Old Nehalem Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit 442 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pit 443 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sturm Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hjortland | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mohler Pit & Plant | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nehalem | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Mohler | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bayside Gardens | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Foss | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Neahkahnie | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Neahkahnie Beach | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Wheeler | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Manzanita | 5.9 miles | 17 |
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 Q113689696 | 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 1135995. 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.







