Carson, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Halfway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97834. It stands on Dixie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jimtown quadrangle. It stands 3,366 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1915 USGS Pine quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Halfway quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Baker quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Jimtown quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Carson between 1992 and 2019, burning about 54 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 3 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 | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | HOLBROOK |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | CARSON |
| 27 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | MUD LAKE |
| 27 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Baker Unit | COUNTY ROAD #999 |
| 24 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | OUTER SKIRT |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.3 acres | Baker Unit | SUMMIT FIRE |
| 2 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | MELHORN BUTTE |
| 18 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | TWIN BRIDGES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Carson: 13 past producers, 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow Prospect | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Queen | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Copper Queen Group | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Dead Cow Butte Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dead Cow Butte Pit | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Aurous Mining Co. | Gold, Silver | Producer | Placer | |
| Bigelow Prospect | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Baker County Rd Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clear Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cook Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carson in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2009: 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Hail | Carson | - | A trained spotter reported a thunderstorm with hail sizes up to one inch in diameter. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Carson | - | Spotter 5 Miles North of Halfway Oregon Reported 1 Inch Hail. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Carson | - | Spotter 3 Miles Northwest of Halfway Oregon Reported Quarter Sized Hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimtown | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Halfway | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cornucopia | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pine | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Sunset | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sparta | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| New Bridge | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Richland | 11.5 miles | 14 |
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 Carson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5046895 | 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 1139396. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





