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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.

Fernwood within Clackamas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 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

172 since 1992

Regional 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 burning85
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use18
Recreation and ceremony12
Arson/incendiarism11
Other causes10
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHERMAN FIRE
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitFOREST HAVEN
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitS. OSWALT
8 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitBEAVERCREEK BURN
8 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitCALLAHAN
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersPOWERLINE SMOKE
4 September 2011Smokingunder an acreMolalla UnitHULT
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMolalla UnitLOG LOADER CAR FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 50 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Molalla ClayIron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreeProspect1911
Dibble DepositAluminum, ClayPast Producer
Ellis DepositAluminum, ClayPast Producer
20 Mp PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
301 PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Crown Zellerbach 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dibble DepositClayPast Producer
Ellis DepositClayPast Producer
Fernwood PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Molalla ClayClayOccurrence

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
Cedardale2.7 miles19
Glen Avon2.9 miles17
Colton3.7 miles19
Shady Dell3.8 miles16
Old Colton4.4 miles19
Timber Grove5.4 miles19
Molalla5.8 miles16
Clarkes6.3 miles19

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 Q130719822The 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.