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Whiteson, Oregon

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Dayton-Amity census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97101. It stands on Johnson Creek. The Survey maps it on the McMinnville quadrangle. It stands 164 feet above sea level.

Whiteson within Yamhill County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

9 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Whiteson between 1998 and 2019, burning about 11 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
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural1
Fireworks1
Debris and open burning1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersREDMOND HILLS FIRE
28 September 2003Fireworks4.0 acresForest Grove DistrictERRATIC ROCK FIRE
22 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictSUNRISE LANE FIRE
8 August 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictMASONVILLE FIRE
18 August 2013Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHWY 30 MP58#1
24 July 2019Equipment and vehicle use3.1 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersREDMOND ROAD FIRE
14 July 2005Misuse of fire by a minor1.1 acresForest Grove DistrictREDMOND HILL FIRE
13 July 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHILL ROAD TRUCK FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yamhill County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Whiteson: 15 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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
Ceramco Clay MineClayPast Producer
Ceramco Clay MineClayProducer
Penland Bar PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Penland Bar PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
A. Anderson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Anderson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bowyer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mcdowell QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Starr QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Yamhill 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
Amity2.5 miles21
Eola Village2.6 miles21
McMinnville4.0 miles21
Eola Crest4.7 miles21
Saint Joseph6.6 miles21
Hopewell6.7 miles22
Bellevue6.8 miles17
Unionvale7.2 miles22

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 WhitesonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3473412The 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 1166722. 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.