Garfield, Oregon
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Estacada census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97023. The Survey maps it on the Estacada 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
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1911 USGS Boring quadrangle1:48000
- 1914 USGS Boring quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Boring quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Sandy quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Garfield (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 104 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 were 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 | 64 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Molalla Unit | DAY HILL |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | LA DEE |
| 5 September 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Molalla Unit | LINDE #2 |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Molalla Unit | PROMONTORY CAMPGROUND |
| 4 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Molalla Unit | MOSSY HILL |
| 3 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PROMONTORY #2 |
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | TRASH FIRE |
| 28 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | GOAT MTN TOWER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Garfield (historical): 23 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Ferruginous Bauxite Deposit | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Red Rock Pit 7511 Trs | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| North Fork Claims | Mercury | Occurrence | 1934 | |
| North Fork Claims | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Austin Point Pit 6627 Tr | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garfield Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garfield Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| George | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Estacada | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Springwater | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Currinsville | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| Dodge | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Dover | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Douglass Ridge | 4.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136310. 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.












