Marmot, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mount Hood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97055. It stands on Sievers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brightwood quadrangle. It stands 1,273 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Cherryville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Brightwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Brightwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Marmot between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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 | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | HIDE AND SEEK TREE |
| 7 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Molalla Unit | HWY 26 FIRE |
| 5 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BRIGHTWOOD LOOP |
| 29 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | OLD MAN FIRE |
| 27 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MOUNTAIN LANE FIELD |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Molalla Unit | SHORTY GRASS FIRE |
| 23 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | TROUT FARM PILE #1 |
| 22 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | POWRLINE14 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Marmot: 27 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightwood Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brightwood Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service 002 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service 003 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service 006 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service 010 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service 011 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service 012 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service 013 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Creek | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Cherryville | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Brightwood | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Firwood | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Aims | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Bull Run | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Mountain Air Park | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Dover | 7.5 miles | 18 |
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 Marmot | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6772185 | 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 1145822. 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.








