Crystal, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Keno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97601. The Survey maps it on the Crystal Spring 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
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Pelican Butte quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Crystal Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Crater Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Crystal Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Crystal (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,767 acres in total. 40 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 | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | NANNIE |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | NANNIE |
| 16 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | PEL |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | PELICAN |
| 4 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | FRANCIS |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | LONG WAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Crystal (historical): 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitlatch Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Whitlatch | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Brown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Recreation (historical) | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Klamath Agency | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Fort Klamath | 10.0 miles | 20 | |
| Chiloquin | 11.4 miles | 20 | |
| Modoc Point | 14.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lake of the Woods | 15.3 miles | 19 | |
| Kirk | 17.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1154816. 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.









