Fern Hill, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Astoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97103. It stands on Jack Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cathlamet Bay quadrangle. It stands 125 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1940 USGS Svensen quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Cathlamet Bay quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Svensen quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Fern Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | JACK CREEK |
| 6 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MITSCHER RD. |
| 5 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CUTTER |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILE 11 FIRE |
| 22 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Astoria District | WILLIAMSPORT 2 |
| 20 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RUSTY SPRING |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Astoria District | 39TH AND IRVING |
| 18 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | ISLAND VIEW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Fern Hill: 14 past producers, 5 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcallister | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sunset Quarry & Mill | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Astor House, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Astor House,Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Astoria Landfille | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City of Astoria | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City of Astoria | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Oregon, State | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon, State | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Heights | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Tongue Point Village | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Burnside (historical) | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Svensen Junction | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Svensen | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Olney | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Biddle (historical) | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Astoria | 5.2 miles | 15 |
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 Q114673993 | 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 1136282. 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.







