Folkenberg, Oregon
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Skyline census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97231. The Survey maps it on the Sauvie Island quadrangle. It stands 157 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1915 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sauvie Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Sauvie Island quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Sauvie Island quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Folkenberg between 1992 and 2017, burning about 30 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Forest Grove District | MASON HILL #2 |
| 8 September 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | ROCKY POINT |
| 4 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SKYLINE CAR FIRE |
| 25 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Forest Grove District | TRESTLE FIRE |
| 21 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | SHELTERED NOOK BURN |
| 2 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | ROCKY PT RD#1 |
| 2 September 1992 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Forest Grove District | MASON HILL #1 |
| 15 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MCNAMEE RD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Folkenberg: 16 past producers, 8 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Grove Cement Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Bauxite Tualatin Mountains | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Skyline Blvd Bauxite | Aluminum, Iron | Occurrence | Bauxite | |
| Skyline Blvd Bauxite Deposit | Aluminum, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Tualatin Mountains Bauxite | Aluminum, Titanium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview (historical) | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Burlington | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Holbrook | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Riverview (historical) | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Linnton | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Whitwood Court | 5.8 miles | 24 | |
| Saint Johns | 6.5 miles | 24 | |
| Bonny Slope | 7.2 miles | 24 |
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 Q122420856 | 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 1637845. 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.











