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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.

Allentown within Josephine County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

188 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural43
Equipment and vehicle use36
Arson/incendiarism31
Smoking15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Other causes13
Recreation and ceremony11
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Debris and open burning7
Fireworks3

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
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGrants Pass UnitHAYSTACK
7 September 2017Natural2.0 acresRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestCRAZY PEAK
7 September 1994Smokingunder an acreGrants Pass UnitREDWOOD HWY. MP 33
6 September 2003Naturalunder an acreGrants Pass Unit4 CORNERS
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestELDER
5 September 2003Naturalunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestBYBEE # 1
5 September 2003Naturalunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestBYBEE # 3
5 September 2003Naturalunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestBYBEE # 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Josephine County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 92 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Allen ProspectGold, Silver, Lead, CopperProspect
Bailey Mine/Waldo Area PlacersGold, PGEPast Producer
Cowboy MineCopper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Cobalt, Nickel, ArsenicPast Producer1900, 1903
Cowboy MineNickel, Copper, CobaltPast Producer1900, 1916
DaisyGold, CopperOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite
Deep Gravel MineGold, Iridium, Osmium, PlatinumProducer1874
Esterley Chrome MineChromium, Iridium, Palladium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, PlatinumPast ProducerChromite
Esterley Chromite MineChromium, Uranium, PGEPast Producer
Esterley PlacerGold, Silver, Platinum, Chromium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, OsmiumProducerStream Placer
Lucky StrikeGold, Silver, Copper, LeadProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite

Every working recorded in Josephine 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
Takilma0.6 miles17
Brown City (historical)2.1 miles17
O'Brien4.4 miles17
Bridgeview5.7 miles17
Althouse (historical)6.2 miles17
Browntown6.4 miles17
Holland7.4 miles17
Cave Junction8.3 miles17

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.