Carver, Oregon
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Northwest Clackamas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97089. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Damascus quadrangle. It stands 138 feet above sea level.
On record in Carver
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
Horace Baker Log Cabinlisted 1976
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1911 USGS Boring quadrangle1:48000
- 1914 USGS Boring quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Boring quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Damascus quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Damascus quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Sandy quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Damascus quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Carver between 1992 and 2014, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BARTON BRIDGE |
| 8 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | S HWY 224 |
| 4 August 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | EAST BARTON |
| 26 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CAZADERO TRAIL #7 |
| 25 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CAZADERO TRAIL 6 |
| 23 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Molalla Unit | SPACE #58 |
| 22 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CAZADERO TRAIL 5 |
| 22 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CAZADERO TRAIL 4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Carver: 27 past producers, 10 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Fischer | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Old Barton Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Seventh Day Adventists | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Damascus Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E Fischer | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Barton Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Seventh Day Adventists | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| 106 Th. Road Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arrowhead Timber Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arrowhead Timber Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carver in 4 storm reports between 1996 and 2017: 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death. 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carver | 1 killed | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Heavy Rain | Carver | - | Broadcast Media reported a landslide closed Highway 224 near Tong Road in Damascus in both directions following a weekend of heavy rain. |
| January 2012 | Flood | Carver | - | Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff caused the Clackamas River near Oregon City to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Clackamas River crested at 39.5 feet on January 20th at 2 am PST, 0.5 feet above flood stage. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Carver | - | Heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt runoff caused the Clackamas River near Oregon City to overflow its banks. Major flooding occurred downstream of Carver toward Oregon City causing significant property damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holcomb | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Damascus | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Sunnyside | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Damascus Heights | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Redland | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Clackamas | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Happy Valley | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Johnson City | 4.4 miles | 23 |
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 Carver | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1354440 | 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 1136126. 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.












