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Viola, Oregon

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Estacada census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97004. It stands on Tennys Creek. The Survey maps it on the Redland quadrangle. It stands 377 feet above sea level.

Viola within Clackamas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 25 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

92 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Viola between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,531 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 burning39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Recreation and ceremony10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural3
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks3
Other causes2

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
9 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMolalla UnitRIDGE
9 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreMolalla UnitDAY HILL
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,508 acresMolalla UnitDOWTY RD
6 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersDOWTY RD FIRE
6 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitCARUS
5 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersNURSERY PILE
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon District3 B
4 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMolalla UnitMOSSY HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Viola: 29 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Gold. 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
Kroaker ProspectGold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceUnknown
Kroaker ProspectGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Red Rock Pit 7511 TrsStone, DimensionUnknown
E FischerStonePast Producer
Estacada Pit and PlantStonePast Producer
Quarry 3StonePast Producer
South Eagle PitStonePast Producer
E FischerStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Estacada Pit and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Fishcreek Turn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clackamas 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
Paradise Park1.8 miles25
Cedarhurst Park2.4 miles25
North Highland3.0 miles25
Logan3.2 miles25
Highland3.5 miles19
Currinsville3.8 miles25
Estacada4.1 miles25
Upper Highland4.4 miles19

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 Q130771971The 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 1128548. 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.