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Faubion, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mount Hood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97049. It stands on Rockwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rhododendron quadrangle. It stands 1,450 feet above sea level.

Faubion within Clackamas County

On record in Faubion

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

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

113 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Faubion between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 4 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
Recreation and ceremony48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Debris and open burning17
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking6
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitTRUCKER BARREL
8 September 2002Naturalunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestCEDAR
7 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestROCKFACE 2
4 September 2006Natural10 acresMt. Hood National Forest919
30 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestCAMP CREEK 2
27 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersMOUNTAIN LANE FIELD
26 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestCAMP CREEK
26 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitBIRDIE LANE FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Faubion: 20 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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
Cheeney Creek ProspectsGold, Lead, Silver, ZincProducerGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Cheeney Creek ProspectsGold, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Arrah Wanna CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Arrah Wanna Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brightwood PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Brightwood QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Carver Pit and Plant #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carver Pit and Plant #2Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hood-Land Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hood-Land Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Zigzag0.4 miles16
Rhododendron1.6 miles16
Wemme1.7 miles16
Welches1.7 miles16
Mount Hood Village2.6 miles16
Wildwood2.6 miles16
Mountain Air Park3.1 miles16
Brightwood4.9 miles18

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 FaubionAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q22083045The 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 1142031. 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.