Delena, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Clatskanie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97048. It stands on Lost Creek. The Survey maps it on the Delena quadrangle. It stands 453 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Mayger quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1985 USGS Delena quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Delena between 1992 and 2020, burning about 92 acres in total. 3 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 | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | ALSTON-MAYGER ROAD |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 30 ALSTON MAYGER |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLD RAINIER ROAD #2 |
| 4 September 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | PELLHAM HILL RD. |
| 3 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | STEWART CREEK ROAD #1 |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BEAVER FALLS RD #2 |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | LINDBERG RD.#1CLATS AREA |
| 21 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | MOHLER FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Delena: 28 past producers, 12 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 plant. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Longview Aluminum Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Bauxite Kalama-Rainer | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Kalama-Ranier Bauxite Occurrence | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Sig Fransen Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paul Zimmerly Road Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paul Zimmerly Road Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| T. Johnson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| T. Johnson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alston | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Kyser (historical) | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hudson (historical) | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Mayger | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Inglis | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Quincy | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Apiary | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Clatskanie | 7.0 miles | 15 |
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 Delena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30624031 | 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 1119849. 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.








