Buck Fork, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Myrtle Creek-Riddle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97457. It lies near Stewart Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Dodson Butte quadrangle. 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 15 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.
- 1897 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dixonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Dodson Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Buck Fork (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 42 acres in total. 22 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Roseburg District | LOUIS CR 2 |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SLIDE CREEK |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SOUTH DEER CR. |
| 4 September 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | NORTH MYRTLE # 1 |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Roseburg District | WEAVER CR. |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Roseburg District | RISERBUTTE |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | RISER BUTTE #2 |
| 28 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | NORTH MYRTLE ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Buck Fork (historical): 14 past producers, 8 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mercury, Chromium, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodson Butte Prospects | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Dodson Butte Prospects | Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Sulfieds Mine | Sulfides | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Knox | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Frozen Creek Mine | Chromium | Producer | Chromite | |
| Frozen Creek Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Brushy Butte | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Brushy Butte | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Chaney | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Chaney | Mercury | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nugget (historical) | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Dixonville | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Days Creek | 9.8 miles | 16 | |
| Myrtle Creek | 10.0 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Creek (historical) | 11.1 miles | 16 | |
| Weaver | 11.3 miles | 17 | |
| Rockland (historical) | 11.5 miles | 17 | |
| Peel | 11.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132887. 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.






