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Elkhorn, Oregon

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97358. It stands on Evans Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elkhorn quadrangle. It stands 1,168 feet above sea level.

Elkhorn within Marion County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 17 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

46 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Elkhorn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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
Recreation and ceremony22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Smoking4
Debris and open burning4
Natural3
Fireworks2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWillamette National ForestINC 261 SRZ
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSantiam UnitTRIUMPH
3 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWillamette National ForestSHADY
28 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.4 acresSantiam UnitDOUBLE RIGHT
26 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWillamette National Forestnot named
22 September 1995Smoking5.0 acresNorthwest Oregon DistrictCANYON CRK
9 August 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWillamette National ForestELKHORN
5 August 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSantiam UnitSALMON FALLS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 48 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Elkhorn: 15 past producers, 15 occurrences, 10 producers, 8 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. 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
Bornite ProjectCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrence
Capital ClaimsGold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Capitol ClaimsGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, CopperProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Clackamas Mining and Milling Co.Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Crown MineZinc, Gold, Copper, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Ogie Mountain MineGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, CopperProducer1903
Silver King GroupZinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, CopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Silver Star and HelvetiaZinc, Silver, Gold, CopperProspect
Wolz PropertyZinc, Copper, Silver, GoldProspect
Valhalla 5LeadOccurrence

Every working recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

1 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elkhorn in 1 storm report in 2005: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2005Thunderstorm WindElkhorn-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marion 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
Elkhorn Woods2.6 miles17
Niagara5.5 miles17
Gates6.2 miles17
Jawbone Flats (historical)8.1 miles18
Detroit13.3 miles16
Mehama14.0 miles13
Hullt (historical)15.3 miles13
Drake Crossing16.8 miles13

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 Q113537050The 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 1141807. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.