Forest Crossing, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Powell Butte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97760. It stands on Lone Pine Creek. The Survey maps it on the O'Neil quadrangle. It stands 2,786 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1926 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Oneil quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Forest Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 347 acres in total. 21 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prineville District | 0573 |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Prineville District | 0879 HAYSTACK |
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ochoco National Forest | 0567 RN PUR |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | TWIN LK RD |
| 24 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prineville District | 0608 |
| 21 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.3 acres | Prineville District | 0908 LONE PINE FLAT |
| 17 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | E.ANTLER |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0671 |
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Forest Crossing: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Buckner Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Buckner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lone Pine Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Pine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| O'Neal Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O'Neil Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Butte | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Prineville | 13.5 miles | 10 | |
| Juniper Canyon | 19.5 miles | 9 | |
| Roberts | 28.0 miles | 11 | |
| Post | 33.9 miles | 11 | |
| Paulina | 61.1 miles | 14 | |
| Suplee | 76.9 miles | 14 |
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 Q112965372 | 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 1120879. 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.






