Old Colton, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Colton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97017. It stands on Canyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Colton quadrangle. It stands 823 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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 Colton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Colton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
134 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Old Colton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 570 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 72 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | S. OSWALT |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | HUNTER RD CF 2 |
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BEAVERCREEK BURN |
| 7 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 497 acres | Northwest Oregon District | UNGER RD FIRE |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | BAURER ROAD |
| 4 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Molalla Unit | HULT |
| 27 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Molalla Unit | UNGER ROAD |
| 22 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Molalla Unit | STUMPY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Old Colton: 26 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kroaker Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Kroaker Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Arthur H Synder | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arthur H Synder | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fernwood Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fernwood Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Willard G Deardorff | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Willard G Deardorff | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| B L M 02 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| B L M 06 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Timber Grove | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Elwood | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Clarkes | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Cedardale | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Fernwood | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Upper Highland | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Highland | 5.3 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122554603 | 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 1124962. 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.







