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Mayger, Oregon

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Clatskanie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97016. It stands on Flume Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coal Creek quadrangle. It stands 141 feet above sea level.

Mayger within Columbia County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

101 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Mayger between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. 2 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 burning36
Recreation and ceremony18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Smoking8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Fireworks5
Other causes4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
9 September 1999Smokingunder an acreColumbia City UnitALSTON-MAYGER ROAD
7 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHWY 30 ALSTON MAYGER
5 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCAMERON CREEK
4 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersDRIFTING WILLOW
3 September 2007Smokingunder an acreColumbia City UnitSTEWART CREEK ROAD #1
3 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters700

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 37 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Mayger: 28 past producers, 8 producers, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Aluminum. 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
Sig Fransen Clay PitClayPast Producer
Washington Bauxite Dist.AluminumOccurrence1946
Columbia CountyStonePast Producer
E. MusgroveStonePast Producer
Mayger PitStonePast Producer
Oregon State Highway DivisionStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast 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
Quincy3.1 miles15
Inglis4.0 miles15
Delena4.8 miles15
Alston5.5 miles15
Clatskanie6.8 miles15
Kyser (historical)6.9 miles15
Hudson (historical)6.9 miles15
Clatskanie Heights9.0 miles15

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 MaygerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6797255The 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 1123873. 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.