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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.

Buncom within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

198 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural76
Equipment and vehicle use37
Debris and open burning35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Smoking8
Recreation and ceremony7
Arson/incendiarism6
Other causes6
Fireworks2
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1995Power generation/transmission/distribution40 acresMedford UnitAPPLEGATE RIVER
8 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMedford UnitUPPER APPLEGATE
7 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMedford UnitSTERLING ARMSTRONG
6 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMedford UnitUPPER APPLEGATE RD.
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersGROUSE CREEK
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictBOAZ
5 September 2016Smokingunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersUPPE APPLEGATE PP#104700
4 September 2011Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictWATERS GULCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 52 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
CopusMercuryOccurrence
Copus ProspectMercuryOccurrence
John HendersonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
John Henderson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Max ClaimCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Pyrite
Max ClaimCopper, Silver, GoldProspect
FlemingGold, SilverPast Producer
Free GoldGold, SilverOccurrence
Grouse Creek QuarryStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cameron (historical)3.0 miles16
Ruch4.9 miles16
McKee Bridge5.2 miles16
Jacksonville9.8 miles23
Bybee Corner10.2 miles23
Applegate10.7 miles16
Perrydale (historical)10.8 miles23
Phoenix11.8 miles23

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 BuncomAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4997465The 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.