BlockRiverwood, Oregon
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Portland West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97219. It lies near Palatine Hill. The Survey maps it on the Lake Oswego quadrangle. It stands 436 feet above sea level.
On record in Riverwood
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 12 of 14 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Rae Selling Berry Garden and Houselisted 2002 · 0.1 miles away
Donald and Ruth McGraw Houselisted 2001 · 0.4 miles away
H. L. and Gretchen Hoyt Corbett Houselisted 1991 · 0.4 miles away
Dr. A. E. and Phila Jane Rockey Houselisted 1985 · 0.5 miles away
C. Hunt and Gertrude McClintock Lewis Houselisted 2015 · 0.6 miles away
Percy A. Smith Houselisted 1991 · 0.6 miles away
Albany Quadranglelisted 1979 · 0.6 miles away
Whidden-Kerr House and Gardenlisted 1988 · 0.6 miles away
John V. G. Posey Houselisted 1990 · 0.6 miles away
Stanley C. E. Smith Houselisted 1991 · 0.6 miles away
Elliott R. Corbett Houselisted 1996 · 0.7 miles away
Maurice Crumpacker Houselisted 1992 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1914 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Oswego quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Lake Oswego quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Riverwood: 19 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswego Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1867, 1894 | |
| Oswego Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Grimms Fuel Co | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Grimms Fuel Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Oswego Cement Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Oswego Pit and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waluga Park | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Waluga Park | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blacktop Paving Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blacktop Paving Co. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Dunthorpe | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Carson Heights | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Sellwood | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Kellogg Park | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Englewood | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Fulton (historical) | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Burlingame | 2.0 miles | 21 |
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 Riverwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7338799 | 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 1166703. 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.
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.