Necanicum, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Seaside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97138. It stands on Little Humbug Creek. The Survey maps it on the Necanicum Junction quadrangle. It stands 331 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1940 USGS Cape Falcon quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Cannon Beach quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Necanicum Junction quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Necanicum (historical) between 1992 and 2016, burning about 32 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 | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LOBSTER CLAW |
| 2 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Astoria District | SADDLE MTN SPUR |
| 6 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | JOE CREEK |
| 18 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILE POST 6 FIRE |
| 12 August 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Astoria District | HILL ROAD |
| 11 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Astoria District | SUGARLOAF |
| 3 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | NECANICUM JUNCTION |
| 28 June 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Astoria District | DAVID DOUGLAS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Necanicum (historical): 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clatsop County | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clatsop County Oregon | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hamlet Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hamlet Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Little North Fork Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Little North Fork Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cannon Beach | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Seaside | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Tolovana Park | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Elsie | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Gearhart | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Arch Cape | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Melville | 11.0 miles | 15 |
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 Necanicum (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6985369 | 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 1132345. 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.







