Saint Johns, Oregon
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Portland East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97203. It stands on Doane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Linnton quadrangle.
On record in Saint Johns
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.
US Post Office-St. John's Stationlisted 1985 · 0.1 miles away
St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Stationlisted 2003 · 0.1 miles away
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
6 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Saint Johns between 1993 and 2020, burning about 167 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 166 acres | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | FRUIT VALLEY |
| 30 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | MCNAMEE RD |
| 2 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SHILLAPOO 2 |
| 18 August 1994 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 June 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Forest Grove District | MCNAMEE ROAD #2 |
| 1 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | MCNAMEE ROAD #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Saint Johns: 21 past producers, 11 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Mercury. 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) Vancouver Aluminum Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Ash Grove Cement Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Pacific Stoneware Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Stoneware Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Portland Tunnel | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Portland Tunnel | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Angel Bros, Inc | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| City of Portland | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hidden Valley Landfill | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hoyt 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwood Court | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| University Park | 1.7 miles | 33 | |
| Linnton | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Vanport City (historical) | 3.0 miles | 33 | |
| North Portland | 3.0 miles | 33 | |
| Bonny Slope | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Kenton | 3.9 miles | 33 | |
| Barnes Heights | 4.0 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136722. 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.












