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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1941 USGS Gales Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Forest Grove quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Gales Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Forest Grove District | SECTION 10 |
| 19 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NL210 RD POSITIVE STRIKE |
| 19 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Forest Grove District | KILLIN |
| 1 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Forest Grove District | CEDAR CANYON FIRE |
| 9 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Forest Grove District | JACK ROAD FIRE |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Forest Grove District | GALES PEAK FIRE |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Forest Grove District | SCOGGINS VALLEY SNAG FIR |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Forest Grove District | FG WATERSHED FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gales Creek Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gales Creek Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peters Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peters Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Banks Rock Products Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| City of Forest Grove Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hillside Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Otto Rock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Parkin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Satellite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gales Creek | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Balm Grove | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Kansas City | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Watts | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hayward | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Banks | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Davies Junction | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Manning | 5.2 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 Q131303433 | 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 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.







