Auburn, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Hereford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97814. It lies near Freezeout Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Blue Canyon quadrangle. It stands 4,213 feet above sea level. 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
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.
- 1901 USGS Baker quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Baker City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Blue Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Baker quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Blue Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Auburn (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 500 acres in total. 58 started naturally. 2 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 | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | SOUTH SHORE |
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | BIG DUG |
| 8 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | LOST HUNTER |
| 28 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | CAMPFIRE #25 |
| 28 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Baker Unit | HWY #7 |
| 26 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Baker Unit | INC #1094 |
| 20 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | RAZOR |
| 2 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Baker Unit | CALIFORNIA GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 55 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 55 workings within 5 miles of Auburn (historical): 23 past producers, 12 unknowns, 10 prospects, 8 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 10 Gold Prospect | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Valentine & Cannon | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Auburn Placers | Gold, Silver | Producer | Placer | |
| Littlefield Ditch Gold Prospect | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Section 10 Gold Prospect | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker City | 7.9 miles | 15 | |
| Estes (historical) | 7.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pocahontas (historical) | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| McEwen | 8.5 miles | 13 | |
| Wingville | 9.8 miles | 15 | |
| Encina | 13.5 miles | 17 | |
| Sumpter | 14.0 miles | 13 | |
| Haines | 14.6 miles | 14 |
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 Auburn (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4819228 | 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 1136017. 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.






