Oretown, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Neskowin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97112. It stands on Upton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nestucca Bay quadrangle. It stands 39 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.
- 1941 USGS Nestucca Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Nestucca Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Hebo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Yamhill River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Nestucca Bay quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Oretown between 1992 and 2017, burning about 78 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | HOLIDAY |
| 21 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tillamook District | IRISH STEW |
| 2 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.9 acres | Tillamook District | HAWK CREEK |
| 18 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ROCKPIT FIRE |
| 16 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 1690 |
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | JENCK ROAD |
| 1 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Tillamook District | HUDSON HOUSE |
| 7 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Tillamook District | SQUAW CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Oretown: 12 past producers, 10 producers. 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clear Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| East Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hurliman Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Johnson Wirth Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Neskowin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ogle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meda | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pacific City | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Neskowin | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Woods | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cloverdale | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Tierra Del Mar | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hebo | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Happy Hollow | 8.1 miles | 16 |
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 Oretown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7101679 | 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 1147268. 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.








