Buckhorn Springs, Oregon
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Southeast Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97520. It stands on Baldy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Siskiyou Pass quadrangle. It stands 2,661 feet above sea level.
On record in Buckhorn Springs
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.
- Buckhorn Mineral Springs Resortlisted 1989 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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 Ashland 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
- 1983 USGS Siskiyou Pass quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 2001 USGS Siskiyou Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Buckhorn Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 188 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 1 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 | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | I5 MM 3 |
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | I-5 MM 7.5 |
| 30 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | HWY 66 |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Medford Unit | STEINMAN |
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford Unit | 12267 HWY 66 |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford Unit | EMIGRANT CRK |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford Unit | BUCKHORN SPRINGS |
| 24 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | TRESTLE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Buckhorn Springs: 8 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barron Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic, Zinc | Past Producer | 1883 | |
| Barron Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Buck Point | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Buck Point | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Freeway Scheelite | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Freeway Tungsten | Tungsten | Occurrence | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Hyatt Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pilot Rock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Russell #2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barron (historical) | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Lincoln | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Colestin | 7.3 miles | 23 | |
| Mountain View | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Pinehurst | 8.8 miles | 18 | |
| Ashland | 11.3 miles | 22 | |
| Climax | 13.9 miles | 21 | |
| Talent | 16.7 miles | 22 |
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 Buckhorn Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28368426 | 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 1637989. 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.










