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Wilhoit, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Molalla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97038. It lies near Missouri Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Wilhoit quadrangle.

Wilhoit within Clackamas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

129 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Wilhoit between 1992 and 2020, burning about 624 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 burning43
Recreation and ceremony25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Equipment and vehicle use13
Arson/incendiarism11
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3
Other causes2
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHERMAN FIRE
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitFOREST HAVEN
8 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution532 acresMolalla UnitWHILHOIT RD.
8 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMolalla UnitMOLALLA RIVER COORIDOOR
8 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMolalla UnitNOWLENS BRIDGE FIRE
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersPOWERLINE SMOKE
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCOMER COOP
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Oregon DistrictHIBBARD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 45 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Wilhoit: 35 past producers, 6 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, General. 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
Madrones Coal/Clay MineCoal, ClayPast Producer
Molalla ClayIron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreeProspect1911
Molalla High-Alumina ClayAluminum, Iron, KaolinOccurrence1911
Beaver CreekLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Dibble DepositAluminum, ClayPast Producer
Ellis DepositAluminum, ClayPast Producer
Johnson and LairdUraniumPast Producer
Jonhson & LairdUraniumPast Producer
Marquam Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Dibble DepositClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clackamas County

Storms near this place

1 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilhoit in 1 storm report in 2007: 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2007Heavy RainWilhoit-Storm total precipitation was 8.37 inches at the Horse Creek RAWS.

Every storm 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
Glen Avon4.7 miles17
Shady Dell6.4 miles16
Marquam6.5 miles15
Molalla6.6 miles16
Butte Creek (historical)6.9 miles15
Fernwood7.1 miles17
Rural Dell8.0 miles15
Cedardale8.3 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 Q130744528The 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 1129090. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.