Mohler, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Nehalem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97131. It stands on Zaddach Creek. The Survey maps it on the Foley Peak quadrangle. It stands 16 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1937 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Foley Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Mohler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 69 acres in total. 1 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 burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Tillamook District | JETTY CREEK |
| 8 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | KNOB FIRE |
| 25 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tillamook District | FOSS |
| 23 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | MANZANITA LOG PILE |
| 23 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tillamook District | BAYSIDE FIRE |
| 21 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tillamook District | TRESLE FIRE |
| 21 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tillamook District | CONSTRUCTION BURN |
| 20 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MIAMI HOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Mohler: 13 past producers, 8 producers. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mohler Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Neahkahnie Mtn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nehalem Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Old Nehalem Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit 442 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pit 443 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sturm Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mohler in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 4 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | Mohler | - | The Nehalem River near Foss saw minor flooding, cresting at 15.91 feet at 8 pm on December 5th. Flood stage is 15.0 feet. |
| January 2021 | Flood | Mohler | - | The Nehalem River near Foss (FSSO3) rose above flood stage at 2200PST, crested at 17.73 feet, then fell below flood stage at 0000PST on the 14th. Flood stage is 15.0 feet. |
| February 2014 | Flood | Mohler | - | The Nehalem River near Foss reached Flood Stage at 720 AM PST on February 17th, 2014. The river crested at 14.5 ft at 900 AM, and dropped below flood level at 200 PM PST. |
| February 2014 | Flood | Mohler | - | The Nehalem River near Foss reached flood stage at 1220 PM PST on February 18th, 2014. The river crested at 15.1 feet at 615 pm PST, and dropped below flood level at 800 AM PST on February 19, 2014. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Nehalem | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Wheeler Heights | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Bayside Gardens | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Foss | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Foley (historical) | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Manzanita | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Brighton | 4.0 miles | 17 |
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 Mohler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6894245 | 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 1124281. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








