BlockChadwell, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Astoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97103. It stands on Brower Creek. The Survey maps it on the Olney quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1919 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Olney quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Chadwell (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 53 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CHATTERBOX |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | WADSWORTH #2 |
| 8 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Astoria District | FAIRWAY DR. |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | HWY 101 N |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Astoria District | CLATSOP PLAINS 2 FIRE |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.4 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RED FLAG |
| 6 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Astoria District | SPIRIT PLACE |
| 5 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CUTTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Chadwell (historical): 12 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Drake Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Drake Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Nygaard Loggin Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Nygaard Logging | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach Corp. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach Corp. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melville | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Jeffers Garden | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Miles Crossing | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Carnahan | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Sunset Beach | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Surf Pines | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Olney | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Uniontown | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1129856. 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.