Jordan Creek, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Tillamook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97141. It stands on Jordan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jordan Creek quadrangle. It stands 404 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1937 USGS Enright quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Enright quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enright quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Jordan Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Jordan Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tillamook District | COAST RANGE |
| 21 September 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Tillamook District | LEE'S CAMP |
| 2 September 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Tillamook District | SOUTH FORK POWERLINE |
| 17 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | BROWN BOTTLE |
| 12 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CEDAR CREEK RV |
| 9 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tillamook District | CEDAR CREEK #1 |
| 9 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tillamook District | S.F. JORDAN CREEK |
| 4 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CEDAR BUTTE BRIDGE #1 |
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Jordan Creek: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Wilson River Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson River Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 11.7 miles | 17 | |
| Enright | 12.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hathaway Mead | 13.1 miles | 17 | |
| Batterson | 13.4 miles | 16 | |
| Idaville | 14.2 miles | 16 | |
| Tillamook | 14.3 miles | 17 | |
| Foss | 14.6 miles | 16 | |
| Foley (historical) | 14.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Jordan Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6276467 | 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 1122522. 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.








