George, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mount Hood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97023. The Survey maps it on the Cherryville quadrangle. It stands 1,299 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Cherryville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Cherryville quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Cherryville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of George between 1992 and 2020, burning about 152 acres in total. None 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 | 52 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |
| 24 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BRIAN RANCH RD |
| 23 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | SILVER FOX |
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 George: 14 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 | ||
| Garfield Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garfield Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Fork Claims | Mercury | Occurrence | 1934 | |
| North Fork Claims | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Publishers Paper 4 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Publishers Paper-Bee Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| South Eagle Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service-South Eagle | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bissell | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Garfield (historical) | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Tracy | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Douglass Ridge | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| Estacada | 5.5 miles | 25 | |
| Firwood | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Currinsville | 6.1 miles | 25 |
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 Q130734325 | 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 1142611. 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.








