Fairbanks, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Dufur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97058. It lies near Company Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Petersburg quadrangle. It stands 495 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1934 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Petersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Petersburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Fairbanks between 1993 and 2018, burning about 39,378 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 acres | Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources | STONEHENGE |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.7 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | HAYSTACK |
| 8 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Yakama Agency | MM 95 |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | CELILO PARK |
| 5 August 1998 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | WISHRAM EAST |
| 4 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 270 acres | Yakama Agency | WISHRAM |
| 29 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11,008 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | WISHRAM 2 |
| 27 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | COLEFIELD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Fairbanks: 9 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boule | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crawford | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fulton Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fulton Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Layman No3 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Northwest Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Williams | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Boule Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bryant Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English (historical) | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Celilo Village | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Petersburg | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Emerson | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| The Dalles | 9.6 miles | 17 | |
| Boyd | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Endersby | 12.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cherry Heights | 12.7 miles | 17 |
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 Fairbanks | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5430001 | 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 1136274. 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.







