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Flynn, Oregon

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Southwest Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97370. It stands on Greasy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wren quadrangle. It stands 276 feet above sea level.

Flynn within Benton County

On record in Flynn

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

80 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Flynn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 5 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 burning35
Equipment and vehicle use13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Smoking6
Natural5
Fireworks4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersGARRETT LANE FIRE
8 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acrePhilomath UnitBLAKESLEY CREEK
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersDECKER RIDGE STRIKE
27 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersIRIS
25 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acrePhilomath UnitWREN BARREL
25 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acrePhilomath UnitOAK CREEK
23 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acrePhilomath UnitDECKER ROAD
22 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acrePhilomath UnitMOUSE HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Benton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Flynn: 14 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Platinum, Gold, Silver. 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
Transtion Metals CorpPlatinum, Gold, SilverOccurrence
Griffin PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Neuman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Point West QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Von Sild QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wren Pit No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Wren Pit No. 2Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
GriffinStonePast Producer
Point WestStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Benton County

Storms near this place

4 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flynn in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 4 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2022FloodFlynn-The gauge on the Marys River near Philomath rose above flood stage of 20 feet around 0920PST, crested at major flood stage of 21.0 feet at 1500 PST, then dropped below flood stage on the 5th at 0340PST.
January 2021FloodFlynn-The Marys River near Philomath (PHIO3) rose above flood stage around 2130PST, crested at 21.23 feet, then fell below flood stage at 0430PST on the 14th. Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
December 2021FloodFlynn-Measured rainfall of 2 to 4 inches. Minor flooding along the Marys River. No Damages reported.
December 2007FloodFlynn-The Marys River flooded near Philomath, causing extensive flooding and flood damage in the city of Philomath and surrounding areas.

Every storm recorded in Benton 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
Noon0.7 miles19
Philomath1.0 miles23
Wren3.9 miles19
Harris4.7 miles19
Dry Creek6.4 miles23
Corvallis6.8 miles23
Alder7.1 miles13
Blodgett8.0 miles13

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 Q8564140The 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 1142279. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.