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Barron, Oregon

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Southeast Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97520. It stands on Barron Creek. The Survey maps it on the Emigrant Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Barron within Jackson County

On record in Barron

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 1 record

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 22 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

189 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Barron (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 513 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 8 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 use55
Natural45
Debris and open burning23
Recreation and ceremony22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Arson/incendiarism8
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Fireworks3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Other causes1

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
9 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersREITEN DR #3
9 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersREITEN DR #2
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMedford UnitI5 MM 3
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersGUN CLUB(891EMIGRANTCRK)
7 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMedford UnitI-5 SB MM 11
6 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestTOLMAN CREEK
6 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersPP #135304
6 September 2003Naturalunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestQUARTZ

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Barron (historical): 11 past producers, 8 occurrences, 6 prospects, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ashland CoalCoal, SulfurOccurrence
Barron MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic, ZincPast Producer1883
Barron MineGold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic, CopperPast Producer
Buck PointGold, Copper, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Pyrite
Buck PointGold, Silver, CopperProspect
Lithia SpringGeothermalProducer
Red GoldGold, SilverPast Producer
Ashland Shale DepositClayPast Producer
Ashland Shale DepositClayProducer
Freeman FeldsparFeldsparOccurrenceFeldspar

Every working recorded in Jackson 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
Buckhorn Springs4.5 miles24
Colestin5.4 miles23
Ashland7.0 miles22
Lincoln11.1 miles19
Climax11.7 miles21
Mountain View12.1 miles19
Talent12.5 miles22
Pinehurst13.0 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1135656. 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.