Cabin Creek, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elgin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97827. It stands on Cabin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rondowa 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
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Rondowa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Wallowa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Rondowa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Cabin Creek (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 512 acres in total. 40 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 | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | LaGrande District | THOMPSON |
| 3 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | LaGrande District | ANGRY HORNET |
| 26 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | CABIN CREEK II |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | LaGrande District | GALLOWAY |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | LaGrande District | PALMER #2 |
| 11 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | LaGrande District | MILL CANYON |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | LaGrande District | THOMPSON ROAD II |
| 5 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | LaGrande District | CABIN CREEK |
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 Cabin Creek (historical): 14 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looking Glass (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Elk Flat (historical) | 8.5 miles | 10 | |
| Elgin | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Indian Valley (historical) | 11.6 miles | 10 | |
| Summerville | 15.3 miles | 10 | |
| Imbler | 16.3 miles | 13 | |
| Alicel | 20.3 miles | 13 | |
| Island City | 25.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1152833. 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.




