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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1939 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wilhoit quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
129 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HERMAN FIRE |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | FOREST HAVEN |
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 532 acres | Molalla Unit | WHILHOIT RD. |
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Molalla Unit | MOLALLA RIVER COORIDOOR |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Molalla Unit | NOWLENS BRIDGE FIRE |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | POWERLINE SMOKE |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COMER COOP |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | HIBBARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrones Coal/Clay Mine | Coal, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Molalla Clay | Iron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1911 | |
| Molalla High-Alumina Clay | Aluminum, Iron, Kaolin | Occurrence | 1911 | |
| Beaver Creek | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Dibble Deposit | Aluminum, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Deposit | Aluminum, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson and Laird | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Jonhson & Laird | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Marquam Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Dibble Deposit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2007Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wilhoit | - | Storm total precipitation was 8.37 inches at the Horse Creek RAWS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Avon | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Shady Dell | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Marquam | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Molalla | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Butte Creek (historical) | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Fernwood | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Rural Dell | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Cedardale | 8.3 miles | 19 |
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 Q130744528 | 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 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.







