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Fairdale, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Carlton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97148. It stands on Fairchild Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fairdale quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Fairdale within Yamhill County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

70 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Fairdale (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 52 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 burning21
Equipment and vehicle use14
Recreation and ceremony13
Smoking6
Other causes4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural2

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
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictUPPER KUTCH VAN FIRE
6 September 2002Naturalunder an acreForest Grove DistrictBELT ROAD FIRE
6 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictACCESSCARF
6 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictABCAMPFIRE
6 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreForest Grove District2-5-22 FIRE
3 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictFAIRDALE CAR FIRE
3 September 1998Smokingunder an acreForest Grove DistrictYAMHILL RIVER FIRE
29 September 2008Other causes2.8 acresForest Grove DistrictTURNER CREEK FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yamhill County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Fairdale (historical): 6 past producers, 6 producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead. 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
Gyllenberg ClaimsLead, Gold, Zinc, SilverProspect
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Yamhill 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
Yamhill7.9 miles16
Lunnville8.5 miles16
Carlton9.6 miles16
Cove Orchard9.6 miles16
McMinnville12.6 miles21
Dewey (historical)12.9 miles17
Saint Joseph13.1 miles21
Lafayette14.1 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1120558. 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.