Powell Valley, Oregon
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Gresham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97080. It lies in Powell Valley. The Survey maps it on the Damascus quadrangle.
On record in Powell Valley
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
David and Marianne Ott Houselisted 2015 · 0.6 miles away
Charles Hunter Hamlin Houselisted 2016 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1911 USGS Boring quadrangle1:48000
- 1914 USGS Boring quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Boring quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Damascus quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Damascus quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Sandy quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Damascus quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Powell Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1994 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Molalla Unit | TUCKER RD |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY 2 |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY JUNCTION |
| 21 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY-ODF MOLALLA ASSIST |
| 20 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY RIVER |
| 2 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | DELTA |
| 16 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ASHLEY'S FIRE |
| 16 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Powell Valley: 19 past producers, 12 producers, 1 plant. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Troutdale Smelter | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Camp Collins Ymca | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Midvale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Columbia Brick Works | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia Brick Works | Clay | Producer | ||
| Midvale Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Hwy Div 2 | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| 190 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gresham | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Orient | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| Twelvemile Corner | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Pleasant Home | 3.4 miles | 26 | |
| Wood Village | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Troutdale | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Springdale | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Fairview | 4.2 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1125640. 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.












