Bethel Heights, Oregon
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Salem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97304. It lies near Athey Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Amity quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1924 USGS Mc Minnville quadrangle1:48000
- 1926 USGS Mc Minnville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1926 USGS McMinnville quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS McMinnville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Amity quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Yamhill River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Bethel Heights in 2013, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 30 MP58#1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Bethel Heights: 11 past producers, 9 producers. 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Windsor Island Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Windsor Island Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Finley Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Freeman & Sons Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lake Marcyl Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Zena | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| McCoy | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Lincoln | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Perrydale | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Salemtowne | 6.2 miles | 20 | |
| Brush College | 6.3 miles | 20 | |
| Broadmead | 6.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136063. 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.









