Goble, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goble census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97048. It stands on Goble Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kalama quadrangle. It stands 33 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1921 USGS Kalama quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Rainier quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Rainier quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Goble between 1992 and 2020, burning about 174 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | NICOLAI ROAD #1 |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EMERALD 2 |
| 6 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILE POST 35 |
| 4 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | NICOLAI RD #1 |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COTTONWOOD POINT FIRE |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Goble: 22 past producers, 7 producers, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia West Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Babler Bros. | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bob Walker Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Goble Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Grahm Pit & Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Longview Fiber | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mcatee | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Tide Creek Rock | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Babler Bros. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Goble Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Prescott | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Beaver Homes | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Beaver Springs | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lindbergh | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rainier | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Deer Island | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Canaan | 6.2 miles | 17 |
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 Goble | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473989 | 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 1136322. 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.






