Althouse, 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 Democrat Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Holland quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 Holland quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Holland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
353 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 353 fires within 5 miles of Althouse (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 636 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 66 |
| Smoking | 51 |
| Natural | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Other causes | 15 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
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 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | CASCADE DR |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | OLD STAGE RD |
| 9 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | FORKS PARK #2 |
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford District | REDWOOD HWY 27752 |
| 8 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | OLD STAGE ROAD |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HAYSTACK |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HOLLAND LOOP ROAD 2612 |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | ELDER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 94 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 94 workings within 5 miles of Althouse (historical): 45 past producers, 16 occurrences, 13 producers, 11 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Chromite Claim | Boron-Borates | Past Producer | ||
| Atlas Gold Dredging | Gold, Iridium, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Atlas Gold Dredging | Gold, PGE | Past Producer | ||
| Boswell Prospect | Gold, Silver | Producer | Gold | |
| Brown Town | Platinum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Cannon & Connacher Prospect | Gold, Silver, Manganese | Occurrence | Gold, Iron | |
| 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 | |
| Holton Creek Limestone | Limestone, Ultra Pure, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Marble |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeview | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Holland | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Browntown | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Cave Junction | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| California Bar | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Takilma | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Kerby | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Allentown (historical) | 6.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1154569. 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.









