Buxton, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Coast Range census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97109. It stands on Burgholzer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buxton quadrangle. It stands 328 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1941 USGS Gales Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Forest Grove quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Buxton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Buxton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 100 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 burning | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SKYRANCH FIRE |
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GREEN MTN ILLEGAL BURN |
| 4 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PONGRATZ FIRE |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | BACONA RD BURN |
| 29 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GREEN MT BURN |
| 21 September 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Forest Grove District | GREEN MT. POWER |
| 19 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Forest Grove District | KILLIN |
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | VISION RIDGE #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Buxton: 15 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Rock Products Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lite Rock Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Satellite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Banks Rock Products. | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crown-Zellerbach Co. | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crown-Zellerbach Co. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manning | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hayward | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Davies Junction | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Glenwood | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Timber | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Banks | 6.3 miles | 18 | |
| Westimber (historical) | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Balm Grove | 6.5 miles | 17 |
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 Buxton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3273904 | 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 1157958. 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.







