Chewaucan, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Summer Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97636. It lies near Jones Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Paisley 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 Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Paisley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Lake Abert quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Paisley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Chewaucan (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,701 acres in total. 18 started naturally. None 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lake Unit | ENNIS CREEK |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | MILL CREEK FIRE-340 |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | 2,691 acres | Fremont-Winema National Forest | JOHNSON |
| 21 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CAMP 480 |
| 17 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lake Unit | MORGAN (DIS 225) |
| 14 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | BREASY |
| 14 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | not named |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Fremont-Winema National Forest | MARSTER SPRING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Chewaucan (historical): 8 past producers, 7 occurrences, 5 prospects, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldeagle | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Baldeagle | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Copper,Lead,Zinc Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ennis Butte Prospects | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Ennis Butte Prospects | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Gaylord Tunnel | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | 1900 | |
| Gaylord Tunnel | Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gray Eagle Lead-Zinc Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gray Eagle Lead-Zinc Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Tucker Hill | Perlite, Gemstone | Past Producer | 1949 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paisley | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Valley Falls | 17.6 miles | 11 | |
| Summer Lake | 25.5 miles | 12 | |
| Blaisdell | 25.8 miles | 12 | |
| Quartz Mountain | 27.9 miles | 12 | |
| Drews Valley (historical) | 31.1 miles | 12 | |
| Five Corners | 33.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lakeview | 33.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1153797. 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.




