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Clifton, Oregon

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Knappa-Brownsmead census division. It stands on Kelly Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cathlamet quadrangle. It stands 10 feet above sea level.

Clifton within Clatsop County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

48 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Clifton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 burning14
Recreation and ceremony8
Arson/incendiarism7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural2
Smoking1
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
7 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSILVANDALE
6 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersWINNEBAGO FIRE
4 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAstoria DistrictSAND PIT
2 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreAstoria DistrictDAIRY FIRE
17 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters630
14 September 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCLIFTON CORNER FIRE
1 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAstoria DistrictALDRICH POINT 12-018

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clatsop County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Clifton: 13 past producers, 10 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Gant Creek QuarrySilicaPast Producer
Callahan QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gant Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mcnally QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cathlamet PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clapsop CountySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clapsop CountySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Clifton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Estoos PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clatsop 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
Bradwood (historical)1.6 miles15
Brownsmead4.2 miles15
Wauna4.8 miles15
Blind Slough (historical)5.3 miles15
Oklahoma Hill5.5 miles15
Taylorville5.9 miles15
Knappa6.8 miles15
Westport7.1 miles15

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 CliftonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5133126The 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 1119023. 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.