Allentown, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Cave Junction census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97523. It lies near Allen Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Takilma quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Allentown
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 6 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemeterylisted 2001 · 0.7 miles away- Allen Gulch Townsitelisted 2001 · 0.4 miles away
- Cameron Minelisted 2001 · 0.7 miles away
- Allen Gulch Milllisted 2001 · 0.7 miles away
- Plataurica Minelisted 2001 · 0.8 miles away
- High Gravel Minelisted 2001 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1917 USGS Kerby quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1918 USGS Kerby quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Kerby quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Cave Junction quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS O'Brien quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS O'Brien quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
188 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Allentown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 197 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Other causes | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HAYSTACK |
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | CRAZY PEAK |
| 7 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | REDWOOD HWY. MP 33 |
| 6 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | 4 CORNERS |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | ELDER |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | BYBEE # 1 |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | BYBEE # 3 |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | BYBEE # 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 92 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 92 workings within 5 miles of Allentown (historical): 41 past producers, 19 occurrences, 14 producers, 10 prospects. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Prospect | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Bailey Mine/Waldo Area Placers | Gold, PGE | Past Producer | ||
| Cowboy Mine | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Cobalt, Nickel, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1900, 1903 | |
| Cowboy Mine | Nickel, Copper, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1900, 1916 | |
| Daisy | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite | |
| Deep Gravel Mine | Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum | Producer | 1874 | |
| Esterley Chrome Mine | Chromium, Iridium, Palladium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Platinum | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Esterley Chromite Mine | Chromium, Uranium, PGE | Past Producer | ||
| Esterley Placer | Gold, Silver, Platinum, Chromium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Osmium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Lucky Strike | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takilma | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Brown City (historical) | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| O'Brien | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Bridgeview | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Althouse (historical) | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Browntown | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Holland | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Cave Junction | 8.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1154574. 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.









