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Dodge, Oregon

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Colton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97023. The Survey maps it on the Elwood quadrangle. It stands 1,342 feet above sea level.

Dodge within Clackamas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

175 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Dodge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 570 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 10 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 burning64
Recreation and ceremony44
Equipment and vehicle use16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Arson/incendiarism10
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Smoking6
Natural6
Fireworks4
Other causes3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreMolalla UnitDAY HILL
7 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution497 acresNorthwest Oregon DistrictUNGER RD FIRE
7 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestLA DEE
7 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestDICKY SPRINGS
4 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMolalla UnitPROMONTORY CAMPGROUND
3 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersPROMONTORY #2
3 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersTRASH FIRE
29 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthwest Oregon District4510 FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 46 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Dodge: 39 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Clear CreekIron, Aluminum, Titanium, MetalOccurrenceBauxite
Ferruginous Bauxite DepositAluminum, Iron, TitaniumProspect
Bauxite DepositClayOccurrence
Clear CreekAluminum, ClayProspect
North Fork ClaimsMercuryOccurrence1934
North Fork ClaimsMercuryOccurrence
Arthur H SynderSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Arthur H SynderSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Garfield QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Garfield QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clackamas 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
Springwater3.2 miles25
Elwood3.6 miles18
Garfield (historical)4.5 miles25
Estacada5.4 miles25
Tracy6.1 miles25
Highland6.1 miles19
North Highland6.3 miles25
Old Colton6.7 miles19

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.

Wikidata item Q130737199The 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 1141102. 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.