Bissell, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mount Hood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97023. The Survey maps it on the Cherryville quadrangle. It stands 1,814 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Cherryville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Cherryville quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Cherryville 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 Bissell between 1992 and 2019, burning about 135 acres in total. 1 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 | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | SOUTH EAGLE |
| 24 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BRIAN RANCH RD |
| 21 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | HAGER PILE |
| 20 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DOWLING |
| 20 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 472ND PILE |
| 20 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | DEEP WILDCAT MT. PILE |
| 19 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Molalla Unit | LADEEDA FIRE |
| 13 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | 255 RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Bissell: 8 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Claims | Mercury | Occurrence | 1934 | |
| Fannton | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Publishers Paper Co 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Publishers Paper 4 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Publishers Paper 4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Publishers Paper 5 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Publishers Paper 5 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Publishers Paper-Bee Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Publishers Paper-Bee Creek | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Dover | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Cherryville | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Garfield (historical) | 5.4 miles | 25 | |
| Tracy | 6.0 miles | 25 | |
| Firwood | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Alder Creek | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Douglass Ridge | 7.3 miles | 25 |
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 Q130718843 | 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 1138164. 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.








