Bates, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Prairie City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97817. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bates quadrangle. It stands 4,062 feet above sea level.
On record in Bates
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 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1951 USGS Bates quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Bates quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Bates quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Bates quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
204 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 204 fires within 5 miles of Bates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 174 acres in total. 160 started naturally. 4 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 | 160 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Malheur National Forest | OR-MAF-2012-12276 |
| 7 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Malheur National Forest | OR-MAF-327 |
| 7 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Malheur National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Malheur National Forest | 13446 |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Malheur National Forest | 13403 |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Malheur National Forest | OR-MAF-316 |
| 3 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Malheur National Forest | OR-MAF-12269 |
| 3 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Malheur National Forest | OR-MAF-12272 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Bates: 8 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Fork Placers | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Middle Fork Placers | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Placer Gulch Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Austin | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Austin/Dixie Summit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Tipton | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Austin Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Austin/Dixie Summit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Robinsonville | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Prairie City | 13.9 miles | 14 | |
| Porterville (historical) | 15.2 miles | 14 | |
| Granite | 15.7 miles | 14 | |
| Susanville | 16.8 miles | 12 | |
| Galena | 18.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cabell City | 22.1 miles | 13 |
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 Bates | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4868782 | 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 1137574. 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.





