Hammond, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Astoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97121. The Survey maps it on the Warrenton quadrangle.
On record in Hammond
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Fort Stevenslisted 1971
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1919 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Warrenton quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Warrenton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Hammond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 56 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.4 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RED FLAG |
| 6 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Astoria District | SPIRIT PLACE |
| 4 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BATTERY 245 |
| 3 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GETTY FIRE |
| 13 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Astoria District | BURMA ROAD |
| 12 September 2011 | Fireworks | under an acre | Astoria District | S. RIDGE RD |
| 10 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Astoria District | GAMA GOAT |
| 1 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Astoria District | PETER IREDALE II |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Hammond: 10 past producers, 6 producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Zirconium, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond-Mcgowan-Columbia Placer | Titanium, Metal, Iron | Occurrence | Ilmenite, Magnetite | |
| Mc Gowan Placer | Iron, Titanium, Zirconium | Prospect | ||
| Mc Gowan Querry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Chinook Black Sands | Titanium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 1 | Titanium, Zirconium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 2 | Titanium, Zirconium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Provo Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia River Bar | Titanium | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Stevens | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Flavel (historical) | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Warrenton | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Uniontown | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Jeffers Garden | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Astoria | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Miles Crossing | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Sunset Beach | 6.9 miles | 16 |
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 Q12891427 | 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 1121545. 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.








