Rockwood, Oregon
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Gresham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97233. It lies near Grant Butte. The Survey maps it on the Camas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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.
- 1918 USGS Troutdale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Troutdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Camas quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Camas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Camas quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Camas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Rockwood between 2004 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY 2 |
| 20 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY RIVER |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAMAS BRIDGE |
| 16 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY |
| 2 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY CART |
| 2 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY RIVER DELTA |
| 19 June 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY RIVER |
| 26 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | DELTA #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 55 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 55 workings within 5 miles of Rockwood: 39 past producers, 15 producers, 1 plant. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Troutdale Smelter | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Red Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia Brick Works | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia Brick Works | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lakeside Stables | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeside Stables | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockwood in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2009 | Flood | Rockwood | - | A spotter reported flooding of low lying portions of SE Division Street between 140th and 164th Avenues. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelvemile Corner | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Hazelwood | 2.5 miles | 33 | |
| Fairview | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Interlachen | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Gresham | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Wood Village | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Powellhurst | 3.4 miles | 33 | |
| Gilbert | 4.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136699. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













