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Derby, Oregon

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Butte Falls-Prospect census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97524. It stands on Quartz Creek. The Survey maps it on the Obenchain Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Derby within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

148 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Derby (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,016 acres in total. 74 started naturally. 4 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
Natural74
Equipment and vehicle use18
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Recreation and ceremony10
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Other causes5
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Fireworks1

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
7 September 1998Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreMedford UnitPP#A6674
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictLITTLE ROUND TOP
6 September 2002Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictINDIANLK
6 September 2002Naturalunder an acreMedford UnitDYER FIRE
4 September 1992Naturalunder an acreMedford UnitVESTAL BUTTE #2
4 September 1992Natural1.0 acresMedford DistrictCASCADE
3 September 1992Naturalunder an acreMedford UnitOBENCHAIN MTN
3 September 1992Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictOBENCHAIN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Derby (historical): 6 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Beryllium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, 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
Medco QuarryStonePast Producer
Dawson Mercury ProspectMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
Dawson Mercury ProspectMercuryProspect
Vestal GroupManganeseOccurrenceStratabound
Vestal GroupManganeseProspect1918
Medco QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Reese Creek QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Reese Creek QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Beryllium ClaimBerylliumOccurrence
Beryllium ClaimsBerylliumProspect

Every working recorded in Jackson 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
Edsalla (historical)4.0 miles18
McLeod5.8 miles20
Shady Cove6.4 miles19
Etna (historical)6.5 miles19
Rogue Elk6.6 miles20
Butte Falls7.5 miles19
Trail7.6 miles20
Brownsboro7.7 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132697. 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.