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Barton, Oregon

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Estacada census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97009. It stands on North Fork Deep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Damascus quadrangle. It stands 266 feet above sea level.

Barton within Clackamas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

61 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Barton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,534 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 burning29
Arson/incendiarism10
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking3
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersEAGLE VIEW
8 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitSHERMAN COOPER
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,508 acresMolalla UnitDOWTY RD
6 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersDOWTY RD FIRE
5 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersNURSERY PILE
5 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitPAUL BUNYON
3 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreMolalla UnitTARA LARA LN
3 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMolalla UnitTICKLE FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 51 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Barton: 42 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Oregon State Hwy Div 2Clay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
E FischerStonePast Producer
Old Barton PitStonePast Producer
Damascus Pit & PlantStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
E FischerStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Old Barton PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Arrowhead Timber CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Arrowhead Timber Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Barton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Barton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clackamas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Deep Creek (historical)0.6 miles25
Damascus Heights3.1 miles25
Logan3.3 miles25
Boring3.3 miles26
Eagle Creek3.4 miles25
Damascus3.4 miles25
Cedarhurst Park4.1 miles25
Hillsview4.6 miles25

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 BartonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4865576The 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 1117276. 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.