Westimber, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Coast Range census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97144. It stands on Step Creek. The Survey maps it on the Timber quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1941 USGS Timber quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Timber quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Timber quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Westimber (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. 1 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 burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Forest Grove District | TIMBER ROAD FIRE #02 |
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MOTORHOME ROUNDTOP FIRE |
| 23 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Forest Grove District | MORGAN CRK X-OVER BURN |
| 17 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Forest Grove District | STRASSEL CAMPFIRE |
| 16 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Forest Grove District | WILDCAT MOUNTAIN ROAD |
| 12 September 2008 | Other causes | under an acre | Forest Grove District | RIDGE ROAD FIRE |
| 11 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Forest Grove District | TIMBER RD #4 |
| 11 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Forest Grove District | TIMBER RD #3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Westimber (historical): 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| D. Ellis | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| D. Ellis | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division. | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Empire Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Empire Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lite Rock Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Glenwood | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Buxton | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hayward | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Manning | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Balm Grove | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Gales Creek | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hillside | 10.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1166721. 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.







