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Patton, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Chehalem Mountains census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97119. It stands on Black Jack Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gaston quadrangle. It stands 180 feet above sea level.

Patton within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

36 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Patton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 153 acres in total. 4 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
Equipment and vehicle use12
Debris and open burning8
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined126 acresForest Grove UnitPOWERLINE ROAD MUTUAL AID
29 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictSOUTH ROAD FIRE
25 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictLINCOLN AVENUE FIRE
25 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreForest Grove DistrictNELSON COVE
24 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreForest Grove DistrictGOODIN CREEK FIRE #2
9 August 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresForest Grove DistrictOLSON ROAD FIRE
7 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersOLSON RD #1
7 August 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSOUTHFORK CARPENTER CR R

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Patton: 17 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Forest Grove Clay Products CoClayPast Producer
Forest Grove Clay Products Co.ClayPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Carpenter Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gaston/Person QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hergert QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Laurelwood QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Plant #2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Scoggins Dam PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gaston0.8 miles16
Dilley3.2 miles17
Laurelwood3.7 miles17
Carnation4.7 miles18
Forest Grove5.3 miles18
Cherry Grove5.4 miles16
Blooming5.6 miles17
Cornelius6.7 miles18

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 Q131298279The 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 1163196. 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.