Glencoe, Oregon
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the North Plains census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97133. It stands on Ghost Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hillsboro quadrangle. It stands 180 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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 Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Glencoe between 1992 and 2016, burning about 53 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 29 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.7 acres | Forest Grove District | BRUNSWICK CANYON FIRE |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | KAY ROAD |
| 27 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Forest Grove District | DC GRASS BURN FIRE |
| 26 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | DAIRY CREEK POND FIRE |
| 2 September 1992 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Forest Grove District | MASON HILL #1 |
| 17 September 1992 | Other causes | 1.5 acres | Forest Grove District | COREY GRASS |
| 4 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KAY RD LIGHTNING STRIKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Glencoe: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal. 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 Tualatin Mountains | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Tualatin Mountains Bauxite | Aluminum, Titanium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Schmidt | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Schmidt | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Jackson Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Peterson Rock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Beet Bend Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Beet Bend Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson Creek Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Plains | 0.2 miles | 24 | |
| Mountaindale | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Helvetia | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hillsboro | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Wilkesboro | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| West Union | 5.7 miles | 24 | |
| Verboort | 6.1 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Glencoe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5568251 | 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 1163011. 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.











