Estes, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Baker City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97814. It lies near Spring Grove Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Baker City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Estes
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Churchill Schoollisted 2008 · 0.4 miles away
St. Elizabeth Hospital (Old)listed 1989 · 0.7 miles away
Ed Rand Houselisted 1981 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1901 USGS Baker quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Baker City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Baker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Baker quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Baker City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Estes (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 11 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 ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Baker Unit | INC #1094 |
| 21 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Other causes | under an acre | Baker Unit | HAYSTACK #2 |
| 16 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RODON |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | DOOLEY MTN |
| 5 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | ARCHERY RANGE |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | SHOULDA BEEN BIGGER |
| 5 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Baker Unit | ELK CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 78 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 78 workings within 5 miles of Estes (historical): 43 past producers, 16 producers, 8 unknowns, 7 occurrences. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Lime Mill | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Flagstaff Sand Pit | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Gray Eagle | Antimony, Gold | Producer | Stibnite | |
| Heston Site | Copper | Producer | ||
| Lucky Strike | Antimony, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Rouen Gulch | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Sam-O Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Coyote Peak Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Coyote Peak Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Griffin Gulch | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker City | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Wingville | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Pocahontas (historical) | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Auburn (historical) | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Haines | 10.0 miles | 14 | |
| Encina | 10.4 miles | 17 | |
| Rock Creek | 13.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 13.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1164162. 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.






