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Tanasbourne, Oregon

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Rockcreek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97006. The Survey maps it on the Linnton quadrangle.

Tanasbourne within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

2 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Tanasbourne between 2007 and 2015, burning about 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersROCK CREEK BRUSH FIRE
15 August 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictCORN PASS VAN FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Tanasbourne: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hoyt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Krueger QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed Multnomah County QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hoyt QuarryStonePast Producer
Krueger QuarryStonePast Producer
Rock CreekStonePast Producer
Rock Creek QuarryStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Somerset West0.6 miles24
Rockcreek1.0 miles24
Oak Hills1.3 miles24
Bethany1.3 miles24
Elmonica1.9 miles24
West Union2.5 miles24
Orenco2.6 miles24
Marlene Village2.9 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1851742. 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.