Cow Creek, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the South Umpqua census division. It stands on Short Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rabbit Mountain quadrangle. It stands 906 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1946 USGS Dutchman Butte quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Dutchman Butte quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Rabbit Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
60 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Cow Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,086 acres in total. 24 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | CEDAR GULCH |
| 7 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COW CR. |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | WALKER MOUNTAIN |
| 30 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | PIER POINT |
| 5 July 2004 | Fireworks | 7.5 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | COW CREEK # 1 |
| 31 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | IRON WATER |
| 30 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | SUSAN CREEK |
| 29 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | COW PIT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cow Creek: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cleghorn | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dads Creek | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Peck | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Glendale | 12.4 miles | 17 | |
| Camas Valley | 12.9 miles | 11 | |
| Fernvale | 13.1 miles | 15 | |
| Riddle | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Olalla | 14.7 miles | 11 | |
| Fortune Branch | 15.9 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q114049802 | 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 1119420. 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.






