Foley, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bay City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97131. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Foley Peak 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 16 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.
- 1937 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Foley Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Foley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 105 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Tillamook District | JETTY CREEK |
| 8 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | KNOB FIRE |
| 25 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tillamook District | FOSS |
| 21 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tillamook District | TRESLE FIRE |
| 20 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MIAMI HOUSE |
| 2 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NEDONNA BEACH COMPLEX |
| 17 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | NEADONNA II |
| 13 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | NEDONNA BEACH 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Foley (historical): 8 past producers, 8 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watrous | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Watrous Prospect | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Miami River Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Miami River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sturm | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sturm Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesdale | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Wheeler | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Wheeler Heights | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Foss | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Mohler | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Brighton | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Nehalem | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Batterson | 5.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132386. 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.








