BlockSylvan, Oregon
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Portland West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97221. It stands on Johnson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Portland quadrangle.
On record in Sylvan
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 7 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Aubrey R. Watzek HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1974 · 0.6 miles away
E. J. O'Donnell Houselisted 1994 · 0.3 miles away
Dr. Frank B. Kistner Houselisted 1987 · 0.5 miles away
Roy and Leola Gangware Houselisted 1990 · 0.5 miles away
Ernest Haycox Estatelisted 1994 · 0.6 miles away
Joseph Jacobberger Country Houselisted 2011 · 0.7 miles away
Theodore B. Wilcox Country Estatelisted 1993 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 33 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.
- 1897 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1940 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Sylvan: 27 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Portland Tunnel | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Portland Tunnel | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Sylvan Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sylvan Brick Company | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| City of Portland | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| City of Portland | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Grabhorn Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rivergate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hills | 0.4 miles | 33 | |
| Glencullen | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Bridlemile | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Portland Heights | 1.7 miles | 33 | |
| Barnes Heights | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Kings Heights | 2.0 miles | 33 | |
| Willamette Heights | 2.0 miles | 33 | |
| Vermont Hills | 2.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136806. 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.