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21 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Union County, Oregon
59 topographic sheets cover 22 settlements here, and 21 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 246 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 21 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 18 buildings and 3 districts.
- 4 of the 21 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 22 populated places in this county; 22 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
21Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
1,423 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,423 of them, burning about 17,881 acres. 925 started naturally and 12 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 925 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 268 |
| Debris and open burning | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Smoking | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2,601 acres | Umatilla National Forest | PHILLIPS CREEK |
| 28 July 2005 | Natural | 1,400 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | MULE PEAK |
| 13 July 2007 | Natural | 1,386 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | TROUT CREEK |
| 11 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,156 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | SPRING CREEK |
| 21 August 2005 | Natural | 1,066 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | FLY |
| 29 July 2014 | Natural | 945 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | CHINA CAP |
| 20 August 2011 | Natural | 682 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | POT CREEK |
| 7 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 680 acres | LaGrande District | RHINEHART |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1958 to 2024
60 of 147 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 147 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 2 injuries and about $3,563,750 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 90 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 20 |
| Lightning | 11 |
| Heavy Rain | 9 |
| Flood | 8 |
| Flash Flood | 3 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 |
| Strong Wind | 2 |
| Tornado | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grande | 1 hurt, $300,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Perry | 1 hurt, $200 | Campers at Morgan Lake reported quarter sized hail that destroyed tents and then afterward, winds gusting to 70 mph blew them over. Hail completely covered the ground. One of the campers received minor injuries from the hail. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Perry | $2,000,000 | Heavy rainfall on above average snow pack produced record flood stage of 7.7 feet on the Grande Ronde River at Perry. Additional flooding occurred on Little Creek, Wolf Creek, Ladd Creek, and Catherine Creek. Flooding impacted 12 thousand acres of crops and dozens of homes and businesses. Twenty-county roads and state roads were covered including Highway 204 west of LaGrande. Flooding also occurred at Hilgard and Red Bridge State Parks west of LaGrande. |
| February 2020 | Flood | Perry | $750,000 | There was moderate flooding along the Grande Ronde River from near Hilgard Junction through La Grande and Island City and Imbler to Elgin. In addition, the rapid snowmelt and heavy rain cause widespread flooding along a number of small streams and creeks with water over roads and filling fields. Highways 237 and 244 were closed due to flooding and plugged culverts due to rock slides. Damage was estimated at 750,777 dollars. Grande Ronde near Perry - Flood stage is 6.6 feet. The river rose above flood stage on February 6th at 245 pm, crested at 8.54 feet on Feb 7th at 1 am, then fell below flood stage on February 8 at 1245 am. There was moderate flooding along the Grande Ronde River from near Hilgard Junction through La Grande and Island City and Imbler to Elgin. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Union | $250,000 | There was widespread flooding of fields and lowlands along the river across Union County. There were at least 5000 acres of agricultural land flooded and numerous roads had damage. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerville | $100,000 | Witnesses described a sudden microburst damaged two locations west of Summerville. A large tree crashed through one house, while the residents were not at home. Another downed tree took out a power line and damaged the roof. |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Imbler | $46,000 | Early morning thunderstorms in the Grande Ronde valley produced frequent lightning and small hail. 800 customers in the towns of Elgin, Summerville and Imbler lost power for several hours. Two costly fires were started by lightning...one of which was a house fire which damaged a home in Imbler. The second fire started in a haystack and caused 46 thousand dollars worth of damage. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Hot Lake | $30,000 | Flooding along Catherine Creek and the Grande Ronde River damaged several roads in Union County. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grande | $30,000 | Strong winds associated with a thunderstorm knocked a ponderosa pine tree onto a four-year-old manufactured home. Two large tree limbs punched through a bedroom ceiling next to a bed, the bathroom, and a back TV room. The property damage from this event is estimated at $30,000. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | La Grande | $20,000 | Lightning struck a house in La Grande, completely blowing out all the electrical and telephone outlets. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elgin | $5,000 | Reports of power outages due to downed tree limbs in the area north of Elgin. |
| September 2001 | Lightning | Imbler | $5,000 | Lightning struck a power pole, knocking out power to around 260 customers of the Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative for around 3 hours. Other small outages affected around 50 residences near Elgin. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Imbler | $5,000 | Lightning struck a power pole in the town of Imbler, cutting power to around 260 customers of the Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative for around 3 hours. Other brief outages nearby in Elgin affected fewer than 50 residents. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | $5,000 | Winds from a dry microburst downed tree limbs up to 5 inches thick. A tree fell on a power line, causing a brief power outage. Blowing dust at one point reduced visibilities to just 50 feet. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | La Grande | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Cove | $3,000 | A power pole fire resulting from lightning knocked out power to around 500 residents. Power was restored by mid-afternoon. |
| June 1983 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grande | $2,000 | A thunderstorm moved northeast through LaGrande toppling trees, snapping limbs, and downing power lines. Hail and heavy rainfall with the storm dropped visibility to near zero, causing minor street flooding and a bicycle-vehicle accident which injured bicycle rider. A baseball game in the Babe Ruth State Tournament was stopped for two hours. |
| June 2001 | Hail | North Powder | $2,000 | Several fields of alfalfa near North Powder were damaged by hail. An insurance agent estimated damages to local structures at around 2 thousand dollars, mostly to paint on metal sidings. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $1,000 | High winds accompanying a thunderstorm in Union blew tree branches into power lines, locally knocking out power to residences and businesses. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grande | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced pea sized hail, blew down trees, and knocked out power to residents. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Imbler | $1,000 | Wind gusts ranging from 30 to 40 MPH from a thunderstorm uprooted 4-6 small trees. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grande | $50 | Two inch diameter tree limbs downed. |
| July 2024 | Hail | North Powder | - | A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for a cell in southern Union and Wallowa County that produced reports of severe hail. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Hot Lake | - | A social media report from Cove, Oregon indicated a thunderstorm produced hail stones to the size of 0.75 inches. |
| May 2023 | Hail | North Powder | - | Via a public report, hail up to 0.75 inches fell in North Powder at 1611 PDT. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Medical Spgs | - | Via public reports about 22 miles E of Union, hail up to 1.5 inches was reported at 1823 PDT, and 1 inch hail stones one ridge to the east were reported at 1826 PDT. |
| August 2022 | Hail | La Grande | - | A social media report from Facebook report from La Grande, OR indicated that hailstones larger than a quarter and up to the size of 1.5 inches had fallen around 2:50pm on the 11th. Further upstream, a trained spotter 1 mile southeast of Imbler, OR reported hailstones up to 1.25 inches. A measured wind gust to 60 mph occurred at the La Grande Airport. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Starkey | - | A strong thunderstorm that originated in Grant County, OR continued across Umatilla County and into Union county in the evening. A trained spotter in Summerville, OR measured hail stones up to 1.75 inches in diameter. Social media reports from Summerville, OR also indicated that hail stones had damaged plants in a garden and dented the panels of an unsheltered car. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | May Park | - | A thunderstorm that developed off the mountains east of La Grande propagated west across the town producing strong gusts. A public report indicated that winds were strong enough to break large branches and uproot small trees that caused fencing damage. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Perry | - | Spotter UN-114 relayed a report of ping pong sized hail east just east of La Grande, OR. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Perry | - | Highway 237 near MP19 closed due to high water. Grande Ronde River near Perry flooded, cresting 8.3 feet at 1130 pm on 5/20/20. Flood stage is 6.6 feet. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Cove | - | A thunderstorm produced heavy rain in and around Cove, in Union county. One half inch to one inch of rain fell on this area over approximately a one and half hour period. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Hilgard | - | Public reported 1 inch hail followed 20 minutes later by dime sized hail. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grande | - | Four inch and larger diameter tree branches down at the baseball field in La Grande due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elgin | - | Two large trees down across road. The road also had standing water and looked like a little river. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmer Jct | - | Several large tree limbs down, also 1/2 inch hail reported. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Cove | - | Hail accompanied by heavy rainfall. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Union | - | Hail accompanied by strong winds and rainfall of .40 inch in 15 minutes. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Palmer Jct | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell for 20 minutes and covered the ground. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Perry | - | Hail size ranged from quarter to less than golf ball. |
| July 2012 | Hail | La Grande | - | Dime to golfball sized hail reported. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | La Grande | - | Rainfall of 1.61 inches fell in 1.5 hours. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Elgin | - | Nickel sized hail fell for 5 minutes and covered the ground. It was followed by an estimated 1/2 inch of rain in 10 to 15 minutes. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Union Jct | - | Spotter reported mostly dime sized hail with some nickel sized hail. It was accompanied by heavy rain. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Union | - | Rainfall of 1.2 inches fell in less than 1 hour. |
| June 2010 | Hail | North Powder | - | Dime and penny sized hail reported by the public. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Union | - | Golfball sized hail fell for 5 minutes. |
| August 2010 | Hail | May Park | - | Amateur radio operator reported 1 inch diameter hail. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Lone Tree | - | Hail reported to the size of a quarter. |
| June 2010 | Hail | La Grande | - | Hail accompanied by 40-50 mph winds. Spotter also observed a wall cloud about 5 miles south of LaGrande. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Union | - | Flooding along Little Creek damaged a few homes in Union. |
| June 2010 | Hail | North Powder | - | Up to quarter sized hail covered the ground to 1 inch depth. Power outage occurred. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Elgin | - | Rainfall of 1.5 inches was observed. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Hilgard | - | A camp host at Spring Creek RV Park measured hail up to 1.38 inch. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Hilgard | - | Pilot reported golf ball sized hail near ground level over the Blue Mountains. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | Thunderstorm winds broke tree limbs 6 inches in diameter across power lines. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | Tree limbs 4 inches in diameter fell due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | La Grande | - | A power pole was struck and 120 residents lost power for 35 minutes. |
| May 2004 | Heavy Rain | La Grande | - | A portion of Morgan Lake Road washed out as excess run-off caused the shoulder to drop away, bending the guard rail out from the road. The property damage from this event is estimated at $5,000. |
Mines and quarries
341 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 341 workings inside this county. 61 still produce and 280 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 153 |
| Gold | 52 |
| Stone | 41 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 39 |
| Copper | 9 |
| Geothermal | 8 |
| Uranium | 6 |
| Silver | 6 |
| Gold, Silver, Copper | 5 |
| Gold, Silver | 4 |
| Diatomite | 4 |
| Antimony | 4 |
| Molybdenum, Copper | 2 |
| Silver, Gold | 2 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afterthought Claim | Gold, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Afterthought Claims | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Copper Creek Prospect | Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Dodson Jim Group | Molybdenum, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite | |
| Frazier | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Frazier Prospect | Tungsten, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| French Creek | Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite, Pyrite | |
| Harry Peoples Prospect | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Indiana Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Indianna Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1901, 1935 | |
| Jim Dodson Group | Copper, Molybdenum, Lead | Prospect | ||
| La Grande | PGE | Occurrence | ||
| La Grande Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Mountain Sheep | Copper, Silver, Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| Pack Saddle Lode | Silver, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Pack Saddle Lode | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Rainbow | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | 1969 | |
| Stibnite Parker | Antimony, Gold | Producer | Stibnite | |
| Tungs Ore Claim | Uranium, Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | |
| Twin Baby | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Veatch Claim | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Worthing Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Grull Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Hidden Lake | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Indianna | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Leclead Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Mountain Sheep | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Tungs Ore Claim | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | |
| Unknown | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Veatch Claim | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| China Diggings | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Indian Creek | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Indian Creek Diatomite | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Lone Star | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Lone Star | Antimony | Unknown | ||
| Placer Tailings | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Placer Tailings | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Placer Tailings | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Stibnite Mine | Antimony, Gold | Producer | 1900 | |
| Stibnite Mine | Antimony, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Telocaset Diatomite | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Telocaset Diatomite | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Occurrence | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Gold Occurrence | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Grull Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Indianna | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Leclead | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | 1901 | |
| Hidden Lake Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Placer Tailings | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Placer Tailings | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Placer Tailings | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Clayton Fox Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Cove Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Hot Lake Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Medical Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Union Station Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Hot Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Wagner Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Warm Mineral Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Copper King | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite | |
| Copper King | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Twin Baby | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Worthing Prospect | Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Andes Prairie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Baker Rock Products Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dry Beaver Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elgin Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elgin Rock Production | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hay Creek Rock Production | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ladd Canyon Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ladd Canyon Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lough Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mp 22.8 Weston/Elgin | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mp 258 Old Oregon Trail | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mp 28.51 Wallowa Lake Hwy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mp 30.1 Wallowa-Lake Hwy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mt. Emily Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Philips Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shaw Mountain Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Andes Prairie Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Antler No. 1 Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Antler Pit #1 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Beaver | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Elgin | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Ladd Canyon | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Ladd Canyon Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lough | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Miller | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 22.8 Weston/Elgin | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 258 Old Oregon Trail | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 28.51 Wallowa Lake Hwy | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mt Emily Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Philips Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Shaw Mountain | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Shaw Mountain Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| West Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bone Ridge Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Bone Ridge Placer | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Boulder Creek Placer | Gold | Occurrence | 1907 | |
| Boulder Creek Placer Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Camp Carson | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Camp Carson | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Camp Carson Placer | Gold | Producer | Placer | |
| Carson Hill Placers | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Carson Hill Placers | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| China Diggings | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| East Fork Grande Ronde River | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Gold Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Grande Ronde Mines | Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Grande Ronde Mines | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Jim White Ridge Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Jim White Ridge Placer | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Rainbow | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Rainbow | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Rainbow Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Baker Rock Product | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| City Landfill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City Landfille | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elgin Rock Production | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hanley Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hanley Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hay Creek Rock Production | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Grande Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lampkin Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lampkin Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Little Catherine Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Little Catherine Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Meadow Creek Bridge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Meadow Creek Bridge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mill Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mp 14.5 Cove Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 14.5 Cove Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mp 18.1 Medical Springs Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mp 18.1 Medical Springs Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mp 267.5 Old Oregon Trail | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mp 267.5 Old Oregon Trail | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mp 28.7 Lagrande/ Baker Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mp 28.7 Lagrande/Baker Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mp 30.1 Wallowa-Lake Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Noyes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Noyes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Streich Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Streich Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnam,Ed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Every populated place in the county
22Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Cabin Creek
Elgin census division · 97827 · On Cabin Creek · Rondowa quadrangle
12 sheets, 1955 to 1995
No longer a settlement
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Camp Carson
Starkey census division · Near Tanner Gulch · Limber Jim Creek quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1979
No longer a settlement
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Camp Elkanah
Starkey census division · 97850 · On Marley Creek · Marley Creek quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1979
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Elk Flat
Elgin census division · 97827 · Near Owenby Hill · Cricket Flat quadrangle
10 sheets, 1955 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Hilgard
La Grande census division · 97850 · On Five Points Creek · Hilgard quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1979
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Indian Valley
Cove census division · 97827 · On Shaw Creek · Elgin quadrangle
10 sheets, 1955 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Island City
La Grande census division · 97850 · On Crooked Creek · La Grande quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1994
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La Grande
La Grande census division · 97850 · On Mill Creek · La Grande quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1994
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Looking Glass
Elgin census division · 97827 · On Lookingglass Creek · Rondowa quadrangle
12 sheets, 1955 to 1995
No longer a settlement
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Medical Springs
Union census division · 97814 · On McCurry Creek · Medical Springs quadrangle
13 sheets, 1906 to 1993
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Perry
La Grande census division · 97850 · On Robbs Creek · Hilgard quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1979
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Pondosa
Union census division · 97814 · On Bazine Creek · Medical Springs quadrangle
13 sheets, 1906 to 1993
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Summerville
Elgin census division · 97876 · On Mill Creek · Summerville quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1996
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Telocaset
Union census division · 97883 · Near Antelope Valley · Telocaset quadrangle
13 sheets, 1906 to 1993
The vanished settlements of Union County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.