Conner Creek, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Eagle Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97907. It lies near Quaking Aspen Flat. The Survey maps it on the Connor Creek 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
6 surveys from 13 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 Mineral quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Baker quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Connor Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Conner Creek (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 39,739 acres in total. 19 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 | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Vale District | SUGARLOAF |
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | 2,131 acres | Vale District | LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | LOOKOUT TREE |
| 24 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Vale District | LIME |
| 2 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Vale District | BURNT RIVER RFPA 6 |
| 16 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,026 acres | Payette National Forest | MOUNTAIN MAN |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Vale District | SNAKE RD |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | 1.9 acres | Vale District | TWIN TREES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Conner Creek (historical): 10 occurrences, 10 past producers, 10 unknowns, 6 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Creek Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1871 | |
| Connor Creek Prospect | Mercury, Chromium, Gold, Nickel | Occurrence | Chromite, Cinnabar | |
| Connor Creek Prospect | Mercury, Nickel, Gold, Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Liddy Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Mullin Prospect | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Copper | Producer | Vein | |
| Soda Creek Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Soda Creek Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Ash Grove Property | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Conner & Fox Creeks | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Connor & Fox Creeks | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherby | 10.7 miles | 11 | |
| Jett (historical) | 11.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lime | 13.0 miles | 11 | |
| Richland | 13.7 miles | 14 | |
| Durkee | 14.4 miles | 14 | |
| Robinette | 15.2 miles | 14 | |
| Huntington | 15.7 miles | 11 | |
| New Bridge | 15.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1130926. 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.





