Knappa, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Knappa-Brownsmead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97103. It stands on Warren Slough. The Survey maps it on the Knappa quadrangle. 1,007 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 121 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1940 USGS Svensen quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Svensen quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1986 USGS Knappa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Knappa between 1992 and 2019, burning about 98 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SILVANDALE |
| 6 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | WINNEBAGO FIRE |
| 5 September 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | TWO TONE FIRE |
| 3 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | KOPPISH II |
| 27 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | POWERLINE FIRE |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | GNAT CREEK |
| 20 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RUSTY SPRING |
| 20 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BURNING CAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Knappa: 8 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estoos Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Estoos Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Big Creek Pit 1 | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Big Creek Pit 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Creek Pit 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Creek Pit 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Creek Pit 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Creek Pit 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Slough (historical) | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Brownsmead | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Svensen | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Svensen Junction | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Burnside (historical) | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Biddle (historical) | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Clifton | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bradwood (historical) | 7.8 miles | 15 |
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 Knappa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3476002 | 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 1136447. 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.







