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Linnton, Oregon

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Portland West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97231. It stands on Gatton Creek (historical). The Survey maps it on the Linnton quadrangle.

Linnton within Multnomah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 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

12 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Linnton between 1993 and 2019, burning about 3 acres in total. None 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 burning4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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
25 September 1994Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreForest Grove DistrictTRESTLE FIRE
21 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreForest Grove DistrictSHELTERED NOOK BURN
2 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColumbia City UnitROCKY PT RD#1
15 September 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersMCNAMEE RD FIRE
30 August 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreForest Grove DistrictMCNAMEE RD
26 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersROCK CREEK BRUSH FIRE
2 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSHILLAPOO 2
18 August 1994Other causesunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Multnomah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Linnton: 24 past producers, 13 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Vancouver Aluminum SmelterAluminum, Contained or MetalPlant
Ash Grove Cement PlantCalciumProducer
Portland TunnelMercuryOccurrence
Portland TunnelMercuryProspect
Clay MineClayPast Producer
Pacific Stoneware CoClayPast Producer
Pacific Stoneware CoClayPast Producer
Unnamed PitClayProducer
Angell Bros. PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
City of Portland PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Multnomah 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
Whitwood Court1.2 miles24
Saint Johns1.8 miles24
University Park3.5 miles33
Bonny Slope3.7 miles24
Burlington4.4 miles23
North Portland4.5 miles33
Vanport City (historical)4.6 miles33
Plainview (historical)4.7 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136482. 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.