Fernwood, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Colton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97038. The Survey maps it on the Fernwood quadrangle. It stands 1,017 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.
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Colton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Fernwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Fernwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 369 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 burning | 85 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HERMAN FIRE |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | FOREST HAVEN |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | S. OSWALT |
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BEAVERCREEK BURN |
| 8 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | CALLAHAN |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | POWERLINE SMOKE |
| 4 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Molalla Unit | HULT |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Molalla Unit | LOG LOADER CAR FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Fernwood: 41 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molalla Clay | Iron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1911 | |
| Dibble Deposit | Aluminum, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Deposit | Aluminum, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| 20 Mp Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| 301 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dibble Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Fernwood Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Molalla Clay | Clay | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedardale | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Glen Avon | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Colton | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Shady Dell | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Old Colton | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Timber Grove | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Molalla | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Clarkes | 6.3 miles | 19 |
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 Q130719822 | 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 1136285. 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.







