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Brownsmead, Oregon

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Knappa-Brownsmead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97103. It lies near Long Island. The Survey maps it on the Knappa quadrangle. It stands 10 feet above sea level.

Brownsmead 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

46 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Brownsmead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 burning21
Recreation and ceremony8
Arson/incendiarism4
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1

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
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
5 September 2019Smokingunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersTWO TONE FIRE
4 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAstoria DistrictSAND PIT
23 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreAstoria DistrictGNAT CREEK
2 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreAstoria DistrictDAIRY FIRE
12 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAstoria DistrictMAGGIE-JOHNSON FIRE
12 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreAstoria DistrictRIFLE RANGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clatsop County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Brownsmead: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica. 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
Clapsop CountySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clapsop CountySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Estoos PitClayPast Producer
Estoos PitClayProducer
Gant Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

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
Blind Slough (historical)1.6 miles15
Knappa3.3 miles15
Clifton4.2 miles15
Bradwood (historical)5.6 miles15
Svensen7.1 miles17
Svensen Junction7.3 miles17
Burnside (historical)7.9 miles17
Wauna8.3 miles15

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 BrownsmeadAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3475999The 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 1637833. 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.