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Kerry, Oregon

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Clatskanie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97016. It stands on Ross Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marshland quadrangle. It stands 23 feet above sea level.

Kerry within Columbia County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

32 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Kerry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 136 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 burning14
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1

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
9 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
7 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreColumbia City UnitCOLVIN ROAD #1
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersPORTER RIDGE FIRE
6 September 2003Power generation/transmission/distribution1.2 acresColumbia City UnitGRAHAM CREEK #1
24 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreAstoria DistrictDELIVERANCE
22 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersUPPER ROCK PIT FIRE
20 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAstoria DistrictHUNGRY HOLLOW
17 September 2009Arson/incendiarism1.2 acresAstoria DistrictWESTPORT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Kerry: 14 past producers, 6 producers. 6 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
Crown Zellerbach 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Crown Zellerbach 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Callahan QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Crown Cathlamet QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Crown ZellerbachStonePast Producer
Crown ZellerbachStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Graham Pit and PlantStonePast Producer
Graham Pit and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Columbia 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
Woodson1.5 miles15
Marshland3.6 miles15
Clatskanie7.8 miles15
Fishhawk (historical)8.0 miles15
Clatskanie Heights9.0 miles15
Birkenfeld9.0 miles16
Inglis9.9 miles15
Mist10.0 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.

Wikipedia article on KerryAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6394438The 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 1637850. 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.