Apiary, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Rainier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97048. It stands on Buck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Delena quadrangle. It stands 945 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1919 USGS Mayger quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Delena quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Apiary between 1992 and 2020, burning about 69 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 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 | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CLARK ROAD #1 |
| 7 September 1998 | Other causes | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | ANLIKER ROAD #1 |
| 4 September 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | PELLHAM HILL RD. |
| 27 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | MUDGE LOOP #1 |
| 21 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | NICOLAI ROAD #1 |
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | BEAVER SPR./HUTCHINSON |
| 18 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GREGORY RD. #1 |
| 18 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | ANLIKER ROAD #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Apiary: 14 past producers, 8 producers, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Kalama-Rainer | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Kalama-Ranier Bauxite Occurrence | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Bernards Excavating | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bernards Excavating | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| C Zimmermann | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| C. Zimmermann | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| I Jones | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| I Jones | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyser (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Beaver Springs | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hudson (historical) | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Beaver Homes | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Alston | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Delena | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rainier | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Lindbergh | 7.8 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Apiary | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474164 | 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 1117016. 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.








