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Clarkes, Oregon

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1982. It stands on Randall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Colton quadrangle. It stands 889 feet above sea level.

Clarkes 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

171 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Clarkes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,220 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 5 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 burning95
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Equipment and vehicle use16
Recreation and ceremony8
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Natural6
Arson/incendiarism5
Other causes4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Fireworks1

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 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMolalla UnitRIDGE
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitS. OSWALT
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined46 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersGRAVES CREEK
8 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitBEAVERCREEK BURN
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,584 acresMolalla UnitCLACKAMAS COUNTY FIRES
7 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution497 acresNorthwest Oregon DistrictUNGER RD FIRE
7 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersDALMATIAN PILE
6 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitCARUS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Clarkes: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Kroaker ProspectGold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceUnknown
Kroaker ProspectGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Needy Brick & Tile # 2ClayPast Producer
W Deardorf 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
MeadowbrookSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Meadowbrook PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dale Collins PitStonePast Producer
Dale Collins PitStoneProducer
W Deardorf 2StonePast Producer

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
Timber Grove1.7 miles19
Upper Highland2.6 miles19
Colton3.5 miles19
Highland4.0 miles19
Cedardale4.1 miles19
North Highland4.2 miles25
Old Colton4.2 miles19
Union Mills4.8 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.

Wikipedia article on ClarkesAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q85752713The 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 1158165. 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.