Flavel, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Astoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97146. It stands on Tansy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Warrenton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1919 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Warrenton quadrangle1:24000, 6 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
- 1996 USGS Warrenton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Flavel (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.4 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RED FLAG |
| 6 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Astoria District | SPIRIT PLACE |
| 5 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CUTTER |
| 4 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BATTERY 245 |
| 30 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Astoria District | FLORENCE #033 |
| 3 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GETTY FIRE |
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KLASKANIE TRAIL |
| 24 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Astoria District | FLORENCE ST. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Flavel (historical): 12 past producers, 8 producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Zirconium, Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond-Mcgowan-Columbia Placer | Titanium, Metal, Iron | Occurrence | Ilmenite, Magnetite | |
| Mc Gowan Placer | Iron, Titanium, Zirconium | Prospect | ||
| Mc Gowan Querry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 1 | Titanium, Zirconium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 2 | Titanium, Zirconium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Columbia River Bar | Titanium | Unknown | ||
| Barbey Packing Corp. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barbey Packing Corp. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Warrenton | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Stevens | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Uniontown | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Jeffers Garden | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Astoria | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Miles Crossing | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sunset Beach | 6.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1129886. 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.








