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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.

Flavel within Clatsop County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

54 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined13
Recreation and ceremony10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Debris and open burning6
Fireworks5
Smoking3
Firearms and explosives use2
Natural1

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
6 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.4 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersRED FLAG
6 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresAstoria DistrictSPIRIT PLACE
5 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCUTTER
4 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersBATTERY 245
30 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAstoria DistrictFLORENCE #033
3 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersGETTY FIRE
3 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersKLASKANIE TRAIL
24 September 1998Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAstoria DistrictFLORENCE ST.

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clatsop 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 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Endicott PitClayPast Producer
Hammond-Mcgowan-Columbia PlacerTitanium, Metal, IronOccurrenceIlmenite, Magnetite
Mc Gowan PlacerIron, Titanium, ZirconiumProspect
Mc Gowan QuerryFlagstonePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 1Titanium, Zirconium, IronProspect
Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 2Titanium, Zirconium, IronProspect
Columbia River BarTitaniumUnknown
Barbey Packing Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Barbey Packing Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Clatsop 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
Hammond1.4 miles18
Warrenton1.7 miles18
Fort Stevens1.9 miles18
Uniontown4.0 miles15
Jeffers Garden4.7 miles15
Astoria5.2 miles15
Miles Crossing5.4 miles15
Sunset Beach6.1 miles16

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.