BlockFaloma, Oregon
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Portland East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97217. It lies near Tomahawk Island. The Survey maps it on the Portland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 33 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.
- 1897 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1940 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Faloma between 1994 and 2020, burning about 7,667 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 166 acres | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | FRUIT VALLEY |
| 2 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SHILLAPOO 2 |
| 18 August 1994 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 15TH MAPLE |
| 1 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BURNT BRIDGE |
| 13 July 2001 | Natural | 7,500 acres | Prineville District | STARVATION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Faloma: 26 past producers, 9 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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) Vancouver Aluminum Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Rivergate Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| City of Portland Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rivergate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hidden Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Stoneware Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Stoneware Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ainsworth Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ainsworth Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton | 1.5 miles | 33 | |
| Vanport City (historical) | 1.6 miles | 33 | |
| North Portland | 1.9 miles | 33 | |
| Piedmont | 2.5 miles | 33 | |
| University Park | 3.6 miles | 33 | |
| Alameda | 3.8 miles | 33 | |
| Albina | 4.0 miles | 33 | |
| Irvington | 4.3 miles | 33 |
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 Q122554845 | 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 1162703. 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.