Buncom, Oregon
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Southwest Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97530. It stands on Sterling Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sterling Creek quadrangle. It stands 1,683 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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 Talent 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 Sterling Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Sterling Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
198 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Buncom between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,331 acres in total. 76 started naturally. 6 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 | 76 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 40 acres | Medford Unit | APPLEGATE RIVER |
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | UPPER APPLEGATE |
| 7 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | STERLING ARMSTRONG |
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | UPPER APPLEGATE RD. |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GROUSE CREEK |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | BOAZ |
| 5 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | UPPE APPLEGATE PP#104700 |
| 4 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | WATERS GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 52 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Buncom: 33 past producers, 12 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Copus | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Copus Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| John Henderson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| John Henderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Max Claim | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Max Claim | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Fleming | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Free Gold | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Grouse Creek Quarry | Stone | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron (historical) | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Ruch | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| McKee Bridge | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Jacksonville | 9.8 miles | 23 | |
| Bybee Corner | 10.2 miles | 23 | |
| Applegate | 10.7 miles | 16 | |
| Perrydale (historical) | 10.8 miles | 23 | |
| Phoenix | 11.8 miles | 23 |
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 Buncom | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4997465 | 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 1138957. 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.










