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Hillside, Oregon

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Forest Grove-Cornelius census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97116. It stands on Little Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gales Creek quadrangle. It stands 325 feet above sea level.

Hillside within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

34 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Hillside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 4 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 burning16
Equipment and vehicle use8
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictSECTION 10
19 September 2020Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersNL210 RD POSITIVE STRIKE
19 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictKILLIN
1 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresForest Grove DistrictCEDAR CANYON FIRE
9 August 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictJACK ROAD FIRE
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreForest Grove DistrictGALES PEAK FIRE
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreForest Grove DistrictSCOGGINS VALLEY SNAG FIR
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreForest Grove DistrictFG WATERSHED FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Hillside: 19 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gales Creek Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gales Creek Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Peters Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Peters Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Banks Rock Products QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
City of Forest Grove PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hillside QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Otto Rock PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Parkin QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Satellite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gales Creek1.2 miles17
Balm Grove1.4 miles17
Kansas City2.4 miles17
Watts3.7 miles17
Hayward3.8 miles16
Banks4.5 miles18
Davies Junction4.7 miles16
Manning5.2 miles16

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 Q131303433The 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 1157996. 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.