BlockBeaver Homes, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goble census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97048. It stands on Welter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rainier quadrangle. It stands 226 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1921 USGS Kalama quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Rainier quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Rainier quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Beaver Homes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 147 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | NICOLAI ROAD #1 |
| 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 |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EMERALD 2 |
| 4 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | NICOLAI RD #1 |
| 4 September 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | PELLHAM HILL RD. |
| 27 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | ADAMS CREEK #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Beaver Homes: 22 past producers, 8 producers, 1 unknown. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babler Bros. | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bob Walker Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| C Zimmermann | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Deer Island | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deer Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Deer Island Sand & Gravel Pit & Pl | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Goble Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Grahm Pit & Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Just-A-Mere Farm Inc | 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.
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 Q121299171 | 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 1136048. 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.