BlockDewey, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Newberg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97119. It lies near Ribbon Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Laurelwood quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Laurelwood quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Dewey (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 19 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PONDEROSA FIRE |
| 9 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Forest Grove District | OLSON ROAD FIRE |
| 7 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLSON RD #1 |
| 3 August 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Forest Grove District | GOODIN CREEK ROAD |
| 29 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | MCLOUGHLIN DR GRASS FIRE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Dewey (historical): 11 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 4 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 | ||
| Gaston/Person Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Laurelwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Neberg/Fogarty Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gaston/Person Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Laurel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cove Orchard | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lunnville | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Yamhill | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Sunnycrest | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Carlton | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Dundee | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Newberg | 8.5 miles | 21 | |
| Springbrook | 9.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1129963. 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.