BlockBatterson, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Nehalem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97131. It stands on Cook Creek. The Survey maps it on the Foley Peak quadrangle. It stands 66 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1937 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Foley Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Batterson between 1993 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 1 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 | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
| 25 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tillamook District | FOSS |
| 21 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | LOST FIRE |
| 21 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tillamook District | TRESLE FIRE |
| 13 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Tillamook District | SHIFFMAN ROAD #3 |
| 14 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | 32315 BOULDER FIRE |
| 28 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MIAMI 30500 |
| 19 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tillamook District | MIAMI R & R |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Batterson: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sturm | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sturm Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Batterson in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2022: 7 flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2007 | Flood | Batterson | 1 killed | The Nehalem River at Foss reached major flood levels. There was widespread flooding and damage in the city of Nehalem, and a trailer park was evacuated. Also along the Nehalem River, a 54-year old woman drove her truck into flooded waters and was swept away. The body was never found, and the woman was presumed dead. |
| January 2022 | Flood | Batterson | - | The gauge on the Nehalem River near Foss rose above flood stage of 15.0 feet at 1300PST, crested at 18.3 feet on the 7th at 0830PST, then dropped below flood stage on the 8th at 1220PST. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Batterson | - | Heavy rain caused the Nehalem River near Foss to flood. The river crested at 18.36 feet, which is 3.36 feet above flood stage. |
| October 2017 | Flood | Batterson | - | Heavy rain caused the Nehalem River near Foss to flood. The river crested at 15.02 feet, which is 0.02 foot above flood stage. |
| November 2016 | Flood | Batterson | - | Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Nehalem River near Foss. The Nehalem River reached flood stage at 100 AM on November 25th, and crested at 15.2 feet at 300 AM on November 25th. The river dropped below flood stage at 750 AM on November 25. |
| March 2014 | Flood | Batterson | - | Heavy rain resulted in the Nehalem River to flood near Foss. The river reached flood stage around 2 pm March 6, and crested at 14.8 feet at 8 pm. The river fell below flood stage around 9 am on March 7th. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Batterson | - | The Nehalem River near Foss was above flood stage from the 14th to the 15th; flood stage for this river is 13.5 feet. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foss | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Foley (historical) | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Mohler | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Aldervale | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Wheeler | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Barnesdale | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Wheeler Heights | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Nehalem | 7.3 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 Q113689859 | 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 1136040. 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.
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.