BlockWitch Hazel, Oregon
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Beaverton-Hillsboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97123. It stands on Reedville Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hillsboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1915 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
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 Witch Hazel: 8 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Platinum, PGE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro | Platinum | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Hillsboro Platinum Occurrence | PGE | Occurrence | ||
| Aloha Quarry Quality Rock Plant #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Beaverton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Farmington Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| John Mathews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Aloha Quarry/Quality Rock # 1 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Beaverton Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Farmington Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Farmington Quarry | Stone | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1129260. 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.
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.