Latourell, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Corbett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97019. It lies near Crown Point. The Survey maps it on the Bridal Veil quadrangle. It stands 140 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Bridal Veil quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridal Veil quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Bridal Veil quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Latourell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 211 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 | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAUREL LN |
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | WAHKEENA |
| 29 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | PARK |
| 29 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Smoking | 10 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | VISTA |
| 20 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Molalla Unit | PALMER MILL #2 |
| 2 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Molalla Unit | I-84 MP 26 |
| 2 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Molalla Unit | DEVERELL RD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Latourell: 11 past producers, 6 producers, 2 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Collins Ymca | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Corbett | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Larch Mountain Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Larch Mountain Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Gensman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bridal Veil | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridal Veil | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Corbett | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Springdale | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Pleasant Home | 8.1 miles | 26 | |
| Orient | 8.6 miles | 26 | |
| Troutdale | 8.8 miles | 24 | |
| Powell Valley | 9.9 miles | 25 | |
| Wood Village | 10.5 miles | 24 |
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 Latourell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6496935 | 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 1167712. 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.







