Uniontown, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Astoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97103. It stands on Youngs River. The Survey maps it on the Astoria quadrangle.
On record in Uniontown
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 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Astoria Victory Monumentlisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
Peter L. Cherry Houselisted 1984 · 0.7 miles away
Astoria City Halllisted 1984 · 0.8 miles away
Astoria Wharf and Warehouse Companylisted 1984 · 0.8 miles away
John Hobson Houselisted 1978 · 0.8 miles away
Clatsop County Jail (Old)listed 1983 · 0.9 miles away
George C. and Winona Flavel Houselisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
Capt. George Flavel House and Carriage Houselisted 1980 · 1.0 miles away- Uniontown-Alameda Historic Districtlisted 1988 · 0.3 miles away
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.
- 1919 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Uniontown between 1992 and 2019, burning about 6 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | JACK CREEK |
| 6 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MITSCHER RD. |
| 5 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CUTTER |
| 30 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Astoria District | FLORENCE #033 |
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KLASKANIE TRAIL |
| 24 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Astoria District | FLORENCE ST. |
| 22 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Astoria District | WILLIAMSPORT 2 |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | MUDD ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Uniontown: 16 past producers, 9 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Titanium, Zirconium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sunset Quarry & Mill | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 1 | Titanium, Zirconium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 2 | Titanium, Zirconium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Columbia River Bar | Titanium | Unknown | ||
| Astoria Landfill | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astoria | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Miles Crossing | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Jeffers Garden | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Warrenton | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Navy Heights | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Flavel (historical) | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Tongue Point Village | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hammond | 5.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1851765. 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.







