Pine Grove, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Odell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97031. It lies near Van Horn Butte. The Survey maps it on the Hood River quadrangle. It stands 653 feet above sea level.
On record in Pine Grove
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Martin and Carrie Hill Houselisted 2007 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1926 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Hood River NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Pine Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 414 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 10 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 | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | DUKE POINT |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | MOSIER EAST |
| 4 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | KOBERG |
| 4 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | I84 MP 65 |
| 3 September 2001 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | REDWOOD ROAD |
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | BINGEN GRAVEL PIT |
| 28 September 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | RIORDAN HILL |
| 28 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | RIORDAN HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Pine Grove: 29 past producers, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Alameda Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cove Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dollar Pit 1920 Trs | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| East Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| East Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| George Property Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenz | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Odell | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Rockford | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hood River | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Dee | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Hood | 8.5 miles | 16 | |
| Parkdale | 10.3 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 Pine Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14709194 | 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 1129619. 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.









