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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Colton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Fernwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 53 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HERMAN FIRE |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | FOREST HAVEN |
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Molalla Unit | MOLALLA RIVER COORIDOOR |
| 8 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | CALLAHAN |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | POWERLINE SMOKE |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | HIBBARD |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Molalla Unit | LOG LOADER CAR FIRE |
| 30 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | MOLALLARVR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 75 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrones Coal/Clay Mine | Coal, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Molalla Clay | Iron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1911 | |
| Molalla High-Alumina Clay | Aluminum, Iron, Kaolin | Occurrence | 1911 | |
| Dibble Deposit | Aluminum, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Deposit | Aluminum, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson and Laird | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Jonhson & Laird | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Deardorf 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fernwood Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fernwood Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernwood | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Wilhoit | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Shady Dell | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cedardale | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Molalla | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Colton | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Old Colton | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Timber Grove | 8.4 miles | 19 |
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 Q130644627 | 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 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.







