Christmas Valley, Oregon
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Silver Lake-Fort Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97641. The Survey maps it on the Christmas Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Crescent quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Crescent quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Crescent quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Crescent quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Christmas Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Christmas Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Christmas Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 376 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lakeview District | CHRISTMAS VALLEY ASSIST 4 |
| 19 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | CHRISTMAS VALLEY |
| 18 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Lakeview District | HOUSE |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 300 acres | Lakeview District | SPRAGUE |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | 6SE GREEN |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | FMP16 |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | BLACK HILL |
| 31 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Lakeview District | GERKIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Christmas Valley: 4 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Stone, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Hot Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Christmas Valley Pit and Plant | Diatomite | Producer | ||
| Claim Group B | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Oil-Dry Production Co. | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pettus Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pettus Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Lake | 19.6 miles | 12 | |
| Silver Lake | 22.9 miles | 9 | |
| Fort Rock | 23.6 miles | 8 | |
| Paisley | 37.7 miles | 12 | |
| Chewaucan (historical) | 40.2 miles | 12 | |
| Valley Falls | 55.2 miles | 11 | |
| Blaisdell | 60.2 miles | 12 | |
| Quartz Mountain | 63.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136149. 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.





