Cove Orchard, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Carlton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97148. The Survey maps it on the Gaston quadrangle. It stands 259 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1941 USGS Yamhill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Yamhill quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gaston quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Yamhill River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Cove Orchard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 117 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 47 MCLOUGHLIN FIRE |
| 4 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MARSHALL ROAD TREE FIRE |
| 25 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Forest Grove District | LINCOLN AVENUE FIRE |
| 24 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Forest Grove District | GOODIN CREEK FIRE #2 |
| 24 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Forest Grove District | PLEASANT SMITH BARN FIRE |
| 19 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PONDEROSA FIRE |
| 12 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | ROCKYFORD PILE #2 |
| 9 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Forest Grove District | OLSON ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Cove Orchard: 6 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Titanium, Metal, Aluminum, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Yamhill | Iron, Titanium, Metal, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Yamhill Bauxite Deposit | Aluminum, Titanium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Carpenter Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gaston/Person Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Laurelwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scoggins Dam Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Carpenter Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gaston/Person Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Laurelwood Quarry | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunnville | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Yamhill | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dewey (historical) | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Carlton | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Sunnycrest | 8.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lafayette | 9.3 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Joseph | 9.5 miles | 21 | |
| Fairdale (historical) | 9.6 miles | 16 |
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 Cove Orchard | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28035723 | 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 1162920. 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.







