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Cedardale, Oregon

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Colton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97038. It stands on Nate Creek. The Survey maps it on the Colton quadrangle. It stands 384 feet above sea level.

Cedardale within Clackamas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 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

215 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Cedardale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,680 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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 burning114
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Equipment and vehicle use16
Arson/incendiarism12
Recreation and ceremony12
Other causes11
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural3
Fireworks2

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
9 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHERMAN FIRE
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitS. OSWALT
8 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitBEAVERCREEK BURN
8 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitCALLAHAN
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,584 acresMolalla UnitCLACKAMAS COUNTY FIRES
7 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersDALMATIAN PILE
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictBAURER ROAD
5 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersRINGO RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Cedardale: 30 past producers, 8 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ellis DepositAluminum, ClayPast Producer
Molalla ClayIron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreeProspect1911
Bear Creek No.2Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Crown Zellerbach 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dutton & Adkins QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ellis DepositClayPast Producer
Fernwood PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Horsecreek PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Joyce Lake PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Molalla ClayClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Clackamas 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
Shady Dell2.6 miles16
Fernwood2.7 miles17
Colton3.1 miles19
Timber Grove3.9 miles19
Clarkes4.1 miles19
Old Colton4.3 miles19
Union Mills4.4 miles16
Molalla4.4 miles16

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.

Wikidata item Q130737390The 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 1136132. 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.