Applegate, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Southwest Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97527. It stands on Thompson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Applegate quadrangle. It stands 1,276 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1908 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Gold Hill quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Applegate quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
201 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Applegate between 1992 and 2020, burning about 764 acres in total. 47 started naturally. None was 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 | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Other causes | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | P.P. F816 |
| 8 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HWY 238 MP 19.4 |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HUMBUG CREEK |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | THOMPSONCK |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | CHAPMANCR |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | WELLINGTON |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | THOMPSON CREEK #2 |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | FERRIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 86 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 86 workings within 5 miles of Applegate: 50 past producers, 14 occurrences, 14 prospects, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jay Antimony | Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Chrome Prospect | Gold, Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Name Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Wright Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Wright Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Applegate River Group | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Applegate River Group | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Great I Am | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Applegate in 2 storm reports in 2009: 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Hail | Applegate | - | The Ruch Country Store and Magnolia Grill both reported quarter size hail, strong winds, and heavy rain at 2030 PDT. The cooperative observer 4SSE Applegate reported 1.5 inch hail with 50-60 mph winds at 2034 PDT. There was also 0.8 inches of rain along with crop and tree damage. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Applegate | - | One inch hail and five inches of rain in two hours was reported by a farmer on Thompson Creek road in Applegate between 1500 and 1600 PDT. 40% of her seed crop was damaged. Large trees were reported uprooted. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Creek (historical) | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Provolt | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Ruch | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Draper (historical) | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cameron (historical) | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| McKee Bridge | 10.2 miles | 16 | |
| Foots Creek | 10.3 miles | 16 | |
| Buncom | 10.7 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Applegate | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474152 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1117019. 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.
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.






