Fields, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Diamond census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97710. It lies near Williams Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Fields quadrangle. 120 people lived here at the 2010 count. It stands 4,236 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Adel quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Adel quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Adel quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Adel quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Fields quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Alvord Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Fields between 2001 and 2012, burning about 501 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Burns District | DOMINGO PASS |
| 29 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Burns District | BUCKMAN |
| 7 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Burns District | ELUSIVE |
| 26 July 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Burns District | 1077 |
| 27 June 2006 | Natural | 496 acres | Burns District | RED MOUNTAIN |
| 18 May 2012 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Burns District | SECTION LINE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Fields: 22 prospects, 16 occurrences, 9 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Copper, Geothermal, Mercury, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auzrite Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Auzrite Mine | Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Blair Group | Mercury, Barium-Barite, Copper | Occurrence | 1940 | |
| Lucky Star | Mercury, Copper, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | 1938 | |
| Red Hill | Copper, Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Victor Group | Gold, Barium-Barite, Copper, Mercury | Past Producer | ||
| Blair Group | Mercury, Barium-Barite, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mogul | Mercury, Barium-Barite, Copper | Past Producer | 1939 | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fields in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fields | - | Mesonet station BQFO3 Basque Hills recorded a wind gust of 59MPH associated with a passing thunderstorm. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fields | - | A trained spotter reported a wind gust of 59 mph on their anemometer. |
| August 2023 | Flood | Fields | - | A trained spotter reported frequent lightning and 1.0 inches of rain in 20 minutes causing over a foot of standing water in agricultural fields. He also reported that Trout Creek Road was impassable due to washed out portions of the road. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Fields | - | A member of the public measured 1.49 inches of total rainfall near Fields. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Fields | - | A social media post reported quarter size hail 6 miles south of Pueblo Mountain. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Fields | - | A trained spotter near White Horse Ranch in southern Harney County, Oregon reported golf ball sized hail. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Fields | - | A resident at Fields, Oregon reported hail the size of an ice cube out of an ice cube tray. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Fields | - | Sections of State Highway 205 near Wild Horse Ranch were washed out due to flash flooding. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fields | - | Fields RAWS reported a wind gust to 58 MPH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews | 14.2 miles | 11 | |
| Frenchglen | 40.8 miles | 10 | |
| Diamond | 51.6 miles | 7 | |
| Princeton (historical) | 68.0 miles | 8 | |
| Voltage | 69.1 miles | 8 | |
| New Princeton | 70.5 miles | 9 | |
| Narrows | 71.6 miles | 8 | |
| Venator | 77.3 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Fields | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5447192 | The 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 1120703. 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.





