Corbett, Oregon
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Corbett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97019. It lies near Cemetery Hill. The Survey maps it on the Washougal quadrangle. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
On record in Corbett
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 3 records
Andreas Graf Houselisted 1980
Springdale Schoollisted 2011
View Point Innlisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1918 USGS Troutdale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Troutdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Washougal quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Washougal quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Washougal quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Corbett between 1992 and 2020, burning about 312 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Smoking | 10 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | VISTA |
| 22 September 1994 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Molalla Unit | TUCKER RD |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY 2 |
| 2 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Molalla Unit | I-84 MP 26 |
| 2 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Molalla Unit | DEVERELL RD FIRE |
| 12 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Molalla Unit | PHELPS RD FIRE |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY JUNCTION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Corbett: 10 past producers, 8 producers, 1 unknown. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Camp Collins Ymca | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Corbett | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Midvale Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Midvale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Don Obrist | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corbett in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2014: 2 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2014 | Heavy Rain | Corbett | - | The Oregon Department of Transportation suggested that heavy rain was responsible for a small landslide that occurred near Corbett, Oregon. Official NWS stations reported between 0.5 to 3 inches of rain in Multnomah County in the afternoon and evening. The landslide closed both lanes of the Historic Columbia River Highway just east of the Vista House for a few hours Wednesday evening. |
| May 2006 | Heavy Rain | Corbett | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Latourell | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Troutdale | 5.1 miles | 24 | |
| Pleasant Home | 5.3 miles | 26 | |
| Orient | 5.5 miles | 26 | |
| Powell Valley | 6.3 miles | 25 | |
| Bridal Veil | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wood Village | 6.8 miles | 24 |
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 Corbett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3459593 | 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 1136174. 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.












