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Bradwood, Oregon

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Knappa-Brownsmead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97016. It stands on Hunt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cathlamet quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Bradwood within Clatsop County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

44 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Bradwood (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8 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 burning13
Recreation and ceremony8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
9 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
7 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSILVANDALE
6 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersWINNEBAGO FIRE
4 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAstoria DistrictSAND PIT
22 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersUPPER ROCK PIT FIRE
2 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreAstoria DistrictDAIRY FIRE
17 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters630
14 September 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCLIFTON CORNER FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clatsop County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Bradwood (historical): 14 past producers, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gant Creek QuarrySilicaPast Producer
Callahan QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gant Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Taylorville Quarry and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Estoos PitClayPast Producer
Estoos PitClayProducer
Wauna Mill PitClayPast Producer
Wauna Shingle Mill PitClayProducer
Wauna Will PitClayProducer

Every working recorded in Clatsop 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
Clifton1.6 miles15
Wauna3.2 miles15
Oklahoma Hill4.1 miles15
Taylorville4.4 miles15
Brownsmead5.6 miles15
Westport5.6 miles15
Blind Slough (historical)6.5 miles15
Knappa7.8 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136090. 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.