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Draper, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Southwest Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97525. It lies near Moore Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Mount Isabelle quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Draper within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

207 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 207 fires within 5 miles of Draper (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,132 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 17 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
Natural57
Equipment and vehicle use40
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Recreation and ceremony21
Debris and open burning17
Arson/incendiarism17
Other causes9
Smoking9
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Fireworks2
Firearms and explosives use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresMedford DistrictLEFT FRK FOOTS CREEK
8 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMedford DistrictROGEURIV 3
7 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use2.6 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersN RIVER ROAD
7 September 2003Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictRFOOTCRK2
7 September 1994Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreGrants Pass UnitPOWER POLE #R5436
7 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGrants Pass UnitHUMBUG CREEK
6 September 1998Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreGrants Pass UnitP P # R-2569
3 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMedford DistrictGALLS CRK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 147 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 147 workings within 5 miles of Draper (historical): 52 past producers, 39 prospects, 38 occurrences, 17 producers. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Gold, Silver. 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
Big Buck ProspectGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ManganesePast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
Big Buck ProspectGold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Braden MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ArsenicProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite
Braden MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ArsenicPast Producer
Bristol Silica Co. MineSilica, DolomiteProducer
Davies PlacerSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer
Dixie QueenGold, Silver, ManganeseOccurrenceVein
Dixie Queen MineGold, Manganese, SilverProspect
Gammill ProspectsGold, Silver, LeadOccurrence1865
Highland ClaimGold, PlatinumOccurrenceGold

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
Foots Creek3.5 miles16
Dardanelles6.1 miles16
Rogue River6.2 miles16
Gold Hill6.4 miles16
Applegate7.2 miles16
Provolt7.5 miles16
Williams Creek (historical)7.6 miles16
Jacksonville8.6 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132810. 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.