Olney, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Astoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97103. It stands on North Fork Klaskanine River. The Survey maps it on the Olney quadrangle. It stands 95 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1919 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Olney quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Olney between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 2 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 | 48 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CHATTERBOX |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | JACK CREEK |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | WADSWORTH #2 |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLNEY CUTOFF |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | TUCKER FIRE |
| 28 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | FICKEN FIRE |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILE 11 FIRE |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | MUDD ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Olney: 12 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Olney Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Onley Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Barth Falls 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Barth Falls 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mcallister | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Olney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Barth Falls 1 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Barth Falls 2 | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olney in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | Flood | Olney | - | Road failure during heavy rain closed Oregon highway 202 approximately 1 mile southeast of Olney. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Hill | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Chadwell (historical) | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Melville | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Biddle (historical) | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Miles Crossing | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Navy Heights | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Jeffers Garden | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Burnside (historical) | 6.7 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 Olney | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7088445 | 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 1136599. 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.







