Hamlet, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Jewell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97138. It stands on Little North Fork Nehalem River. The Survey maps it on the Hamlet quadrangle. It stands 538 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1939 USGS Saddle Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Saddle Mtn. quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Saddle Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Hamlet quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Hamlet between 1992 and 2016, burning about 24 acres in total. None 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 | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | DEEPER |
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LOBSTER CLAW |
| 2 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Astoria District | SADDLE MTN SPUR |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | COLE MTN. |
| 12 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Astoria District | BEAR SKULL FIRE |
| 6 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | JOE CREEK |
| 3 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HUGO |
| 13 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | HAMLET RD |
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 Hamlet: 9 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clatsop County | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clatsop County Oregon | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Humbug Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hjortland | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nehalem Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Humbug Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cole Mountain Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cole Mountain Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| East Humbug | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hamlet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukarilla | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Elsie | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Necanicum (historical) | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mishawaka | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Vinemaple | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Denver (historical) | 10.1 miles | 17 | |
| Tideport | 10.7 miles | 17 | |
| Grand Rapids | 11.1 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 Hamlet | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q10976012 | 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 1136352. 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.








