West Union, 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 97124. It stands on Holcomb Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hillsboro quadrangle. It stands 249 feet above sea level.
On record in West Union
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 1 record
West Union Baptist Churchlisted 1974
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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 Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of West Union between 1993 and 2015, burning about 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | SHELTERED NOOK BURN |
| 2 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | ROCKY PT RD#1 |
| 30 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | MCNAMEE RD |
| 26 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ROCK CREEK BRUSH FIRE |
| 15 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Forest Grove District | CORN PASS VAN FIRE |
| 26 July 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Forest Grove District | ROCK CREEK ROAD |
| 23 July 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Forest Grove District | SKYLINE FIRE |
| 28 June 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Forest Grove District | MCNAMEE ROAD #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of West Union: 9 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Tualatin Mountains | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Tualatin Mountains Bauxite | Aluminum, Titanium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hoyt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jackson Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Krueger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Multnomah County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Beet Bend Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Beet Bend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockcreek | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Bethany | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Somerset West | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Helvetia | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Tanasbourne | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Orenco | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Oak Hills | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Elmonica | 4.3 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on West Union | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3710363 | The 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 1163344. 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.











