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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.

Chewaucan within Lake County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 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

32 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning3
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
15 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreLake UnitENNIS CREEK
8 August 2006Naturalunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestMILL CREEK FIRE-340
8 August 2001Natural2,691 acresFremont-Winema National ForestJOHNSON
21 August 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCAMP 480
17 August 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreLake UnitMORGAN (DIS 225)
14 August 1996Naturalunder an acreLakeview DistrictBREASY
14 August 1992Naturalunder an acreFremont-Winema National Forestnot named
11 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.2 acresFremont-Winema National ForestMARSTER SPRING

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BaldeagleSilver, Zinc, Gold, Lead, CopperOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
BaldeagleGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperProspect
Copper,Lead,Zinc MineCopper, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Ennis Butte ProspectsLead, Copper, ZincOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Ennis Butte ProspectsLead, Zinc, CopperProspect
Gaylord TunnelLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperOccurrence1900
Gaylord TunnelLead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, SilverProspect
Gray Eagle Lead-Zinc ProspectLead, ZincPast Producer
Gray Eagle Lead-Zinc ProspectLead, ZincProspect
Tucker HillPerlite, GemstonePast Producer1949

Every working recorded in Lake 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
Paisley2.6 miles12
Valley Falls17.6 miles11
Summer Lake25.5 miles12
Blaisdell25.8 miles12
Quartz Mountain27.9 miles12
Drews Valley (historical)31.1 miles12
Five Corners33.0 miles10
Lakeview33.8 miles10

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.