Rural Dell, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Yoder census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97013. The Survey maps it on the Yoder quadrangle. It stands 269 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1939 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Yoder quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Rural Dell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | 213 GRASS |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BARREL |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COMER COOP |
| 28 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DART GRASS |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | MEAT |
| 25 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Molalla Unit | HY OAKS FIRE |
| 19 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | UNION MILLS CAMPFIRE |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Molalla Unit | EL RANCHO ST FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Rural Dell: 18 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquam Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Perry Bond Ranch | Aluminum, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Don Belding | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Don Belding | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Steel Bridge Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Woodcock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Berrenth Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Marquam Limestone Deposit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Tyseling Quarry | Stone | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122545432 | 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 1126361. 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.







