Plainview, Oregon
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1990. It lies in ZIP code area 97231. The Survey maps it on the Linnton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1915 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Linnton quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Linnton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Linnton quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Linnton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Plainview (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 29 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1992 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Forest Grove District | MASON HILL #2 |
| 4 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SKYLINE CAR FIRE |
| 25 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Forest Grove District | TRESTLE FIRE |
| 21 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | SHELTERED NOOK BURN |
| 2 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | ROCKY PT RD#1 |
| 2 September 1992 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Forest Grove District | MASON HILL #1 |
| 15 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MCNAMEE RD FIRE |
| 14 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Forest Grove District | SKYLINE VEHICLE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Plainview (historical): 14 past producers, 8 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Grove Cement Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Bauxite Tualatin Mountains | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Skyline Blvd Bauxite | Aluminum, Iron | Occurrence | Bauxite | |
| Skyline Blvd Bauxite Deposit | Aluminum, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Tualatin Mountains Bauxite | Aluminum, Titanium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folkenberg | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Burlington | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Holbrook | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Linnton | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Riverview (historical) | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Whitwood Court | 5.6 miles | 24 | |
| Bonny Slope | 6.4 miles | 24 | |
| Saint Johns | 6.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1129993. 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.












