Noble, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Silverton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97375. The Survey maps it on the Scotts Mills quadrangle. 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 15 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.
- 1939 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Scotts Mills quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Noble (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 711 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santiam Unit | DAVIS CREEK |
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 532 acres | Molalla Unit | WHILHOIT RD. |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Molalla Unit | NOWLENS BRIDGE FIRE |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CROOKED PILE |
| 6 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Santiam Unit | SILVER FALLS HWY |
| 4 September 2014 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LAURIE LANE |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santiam Unit | MCKILLOP CAR |
| 4 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Molalla Unit | MAPLE GROVE FIRE # 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Noble (historical): 17 past producers, 8 producers, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Floyd Grahm Consr Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mt Angel Tuff Quarry | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Mt. Angel Tuff Quarry | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Asboe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Davis Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hickman Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scotts Mills Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Silverton Creek Pit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tycer Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Mills | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Drake Crossing | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hullt (historical) | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Silverton | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Downs | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Dominic (historical) | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Monitor | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bethany | 9.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1161021. 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.







