Brownsboro, Oregon
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Butte Falls-Prospect census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97524. It stands on Schoolhouse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brownsboro quadrangle. It stands 1,437 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1938 USGS Medford quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Lakecreek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Brownsboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
168 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Brownsboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,056 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 10 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 use | 43 |
| Natural | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
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 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | EAST ANTELOPE |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,787 acres | Medford Unit | S. OBENCHAIN |
| 8 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Medford Unit | ANTELOPE/140 |
| 8 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Medford Unit | RILEY ROAD |
| 7 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | MERIDIAN RD. |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | LITTLE ROUND TOP |
| 5 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.8 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | EAST ANTELOPE |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | LICK CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Brownsboro: 20 past producers, 15 producers, 5 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestake Claim | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Homestake Claim | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Lick Creek Copper | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Lick Creek Copper | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Antelope Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Antelope Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brownsboro Clay | Mercury, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Brownsboro Rock Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stanley and Brown Prospect | Mercury, Clay | Past Producer | 1902 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellen (historical) | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain View (historical) | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Eagle Point | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| Lake Creek | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Edsalla (historical) | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Derby (historical) | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| White City | 8.2 miles | 24 | |
| Butte Falls | 9.2 miles | 19 |
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 Brownsboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4976699 | 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 1118139. 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.









