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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.

Westimber within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

76 since 1992

Regional 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 burning24
Equipment and vehicle use12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking5
Other causes5
Fireworks4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2001Fireworksunder an acreForest Grove DistrictTIMBER ROAD FIRE #02
28 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersMOTORHOME ROUNDTOP FIRE
23 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictMORGAN CRK X-OVER BURN
17 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreForest Grove DistrictSTRASSEL CAMPFIRE
16 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictWILDCAT MOUNTAIN ROAD
12 September 2008Other causesunder an acreForest Grove DistrictRIDGE ROAD FIRE
11 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreForest Grove DistrictTIMBER RD #4
11 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreForest Grove DistrictTIMBER RD #3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
D. EllisStonePast Producer
D. EllisStonePast Producer
Oregon State Highway DivisionStonePast Producer
Oregon State Highway DivisionStonePast Producer
Oregon State Highway Division.StonePast Producer
Empire Pit & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Empire Pit & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lite Rock Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Oregon State Highway Division.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast 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
Timber1.2 miles15
Glenwood4.6 miles15
Buxton6.5 miles16
Hayward6.7 miles16
Manning8.4 miles16
Balm Grove9.1 miles17
Gales Creek9.8 miles17
Hillside10.2 miles17

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.