BlockBuena Vista, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Monmouth-Independence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97351. It lies near Wells Island. The Survey maps it on the Monmouth quadrangle. It stands 233 feet above sea level.
On record in Buena Vista
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
George A. Wells Jr. Houselisted 1981 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1914 USGS Independence quadrangle1:31680
- 1917 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Monmouth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Buena Vista between 1992 and 2017, burning about 195 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | FIELD 9 |
| 1 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Northwest Oregon District | WELLS ISLE |
| 9 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BARRETT CREEK |
| 9 July 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | WINTEL RD |
| 28 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 175 acres | Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge | GOOSE1988 |
| 25 July 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge | MOHOFF |
| 30 May 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge | ANKENYFIRE |
| 3 February 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge | ATV FLD 21 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Buena Vista: 12 past producers, 8 producers, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Buena Vista Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Krauger Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Krauger Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wigrich-Pomeroy Bar | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Wigrich-Pomeroy Bar | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buena Vista in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 4 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | Flood | Buena Vista | $3,000,000 | Heavy rain caused the Luckiamute River at Suver to overflow its banks causing major flooding to surrounding areas. The Luckiamute River crested at 34.2 feet on January 19th at 7 pm PST, 7.2 feet above flood stage. |
| December 2021 | Flood | Buena Vista | - | Measured Rain of 2 to 4 inches. Minor flooding along the Luckiamute River near Suver. No damages reported. |
| March 2012 | Flood | Buena Vista | - | Heavy rain caused the Luckiamute River at Suver to overflow its banks causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Luckiamute River crested at 28.0 feet on March 31st at 7 am PST, 1.0 feet above flood stage. |
| November 2012 | Flood | Buena Vista | - | Heavy rain caused the Luckiamute River at Suver to overflow its banks causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Luckiamute River crested at 28.3 feet on January 20th at 3 pm PST, 1.3 feet above flood stage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modeville | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Hopville | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Parker | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Suver | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Stapleton | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Independence | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Monmouth | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Putnam (historical) | 7.2 miles | 15 |
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 Buena Vista | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4985425 | 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 1162861. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.