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Glen Avon, Oregon

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Colton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97038. It stands on North Fork Molalla River. The Survey maps it on the Fernwood quadrangle. It stands 528 feet above sea level.

Glen Avon within Clackamas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

139 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Glen Avon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 330 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 burning53
Recreation and ceremony23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Arson/incendiarism13
Equipment and vehicle use12
Smoking5
Other causes5
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Firearms and explosives use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHERMAN FIRE
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitFOREST HAVEN
8 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMolalla UnitMOLALLA RIVER COORIDOOR
8 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitCALLAHAN
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersPOWERLINE SMOKE
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictHIBBARD
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMolalla UnitLOG LOADER CAR FIRE
30 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictMOLALLARVR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 75 workings within 5 miles of Glen Avon: 63 past producers, 9 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Madrones Coal/Clay MineCoal, ClayPast Producer
Molalla ClayIron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreeProspect1911
Molalla High-Alumina ClayAluminum, Iron, KaolinOccurrence1911
Dibble DepositAluminum, ClayPast Producer
Ellis DepositAluminum, ClayPast Producer
Johnson and LairdUraniumPast Producer
Jonhson & LairdUraniumPast Producer
Deardorf 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fernwood QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fernwood QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clackamas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Fernwood2.9 miles17
Wilhoit4.7 miles16
Shady Dell4.9 miles16
Cedardale5.2 miles19
Molalla6.4 miles16
Colton6.6 miles19
Old Colton7.2 miles19
Timber Grove8.4 miles19

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 Q130644627The 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 1121156. 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.