Bridgeport, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Hereford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97819. It lies near Johnson Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeport quadrangle. It stands 3,389 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Brogan quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeport between 1992 and 2017, burning about 59 acres in total. 25 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 | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Baker Unit | LAUGHING HORSE |
| 14 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Baker Unit | MAHOGANY CREEK |
| 11 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | GULCH |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Baker Unit | BRIDGEPORT |
| 6 August 2016 | Natural | 12 acres | Vale District | CHINA |
| 6 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Baker Unit | MAHOGONY FLAT |
| 6 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | MCCLELLEN |
| 6 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Baker Unit | JUNIPER HILL SPRINGS #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Bridgeport: 26 past producers, 18 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 8 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercup Mines, Inc. | Gold, Quartz, Asbestos | Past Producer | ||
| Juniper Hill Prospect | Gold, Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unnamed Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Dean Prospect | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Johnson Gulch Placer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Mcclellan Creek Asbestos Occurrence | Asbestos | Occurrence | Anthophyllite | |
| Unnamed Asbestos Occurrence | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Dean Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Johnson Gulch Placerct | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Red, White & Blue | Gold, Silver | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgeport in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | A trained spotter in Bridgeport, Oregon reported one inch hail and localized flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Town | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Clarksville | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Rye Valley | 14.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 14.4 miles | 17 | |
| Encina | 14.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hereford | 15.5 miles | 11 | |
| Durkee | 16.3 miles | 14 | |
| Auburn (historical) | 18.2 miles | 16 |
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 Bridgeport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4966557 | 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 1161286. 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.




