Brightwood, 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 97011. It stands on North Boulder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brightwood quadrangle. It stands 1,145 feet above sea level.
On record in Brightwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Rock Corral on the Barlow Roadlisted 1974
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
- 1986 USGS Brightwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Brightwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Brightwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | TRUCKER BARREL |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | HIDE AND SEEK TREE |
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | CEDAR |
| 7 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Molalla Unit | HWY 26 FIRE |
| 5 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BRIGHTWOOD LOOP |
| 29 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | OLD MAN FIRE |
| 27 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MOUNTAIN LANE FIELD |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BIRDIE LANE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Brightwood: 31 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrah Wanna Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arrah Wanna Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brightwood Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carver Pit and Plant #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carver Pit and Plant #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hood-Land Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hood-Land Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Norman Strabein | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Strabein | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brightwood Quarry | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Air Park | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Hood Village | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wildwood | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wemme | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Welches | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Zigzag | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Alder Creek | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Faubion | 4.9 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Brightwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3478013 | 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 1167849. 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.








