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.
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.
George W. Bethers Houselisted 1997 · 0.6 miles away- Philomath Collegelisted 1972 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1921 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Wren quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GARRETT LANE FIRE |
| 8 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | BLAKESLEY CREEK |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DECKER RIDGE STRIKE |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | IRIS |
| 25 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | WREN BARREL |
| 25 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | OAK CREEK |
| 23 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | DECKER ROAD |
| 22 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MOUSE HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transtion Metals Corp | Platinum, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Griffin Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Neuman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Point West Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Von Sild Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wren Pit No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wren Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Griffin | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Point West | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | Flood | Flynn | - | 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 2021 | Flood | Flynn | - | 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 2021 | Flood | Flynn | - | Measured rainfall of 2 to 4 inches. Minor flooding along the Marys River. No Damages reported. |
| December 2007 | Flood | Flynn | - | The Marys River flooded near Philomath, causing extensive flooding and flood damage in the city of Philomath and surrounding areas. |
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.
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 Q8564140 | 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 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.









