Fort Klamath, Oregon
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Chiloquin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97626. It stands on Annie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Klamath quadrangle. 43 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,180 feet above sea level.
On record in Fort Klamath
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 2 records
Sinnott Memorial Building No. 67listed 1988- Fort Klamath Sitelisted 1971
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1889 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Chiloquin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Williamson River quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Klamath quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Fort Klamath quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Fort Klamath between 1992 and 2019, burning about 75 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | MONUMENT |
| 8 August 2017 | Natural | 10 acres | Fremont-Winema National Forest | KIMBALL |
| 29 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | LAST CALL |
| 29 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | CABIN |
| 22 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GREMLIN |
| 16 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SUN 277 |
| 14 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | MONOPOLY |
| 14 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | PARK PLACE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fort Klamath: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Klamath | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Klamath Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Annie Creek Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Annie Creek Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Agency | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Kirk | 9.3 miles | 20 | |
| Crystal (historical) | 10.0 miles | 19 | |
| Chiloquin | 11.1 miles | 20 | |
| Rocky Point | 16.1 miles | 19 | |
| Recreation (historical) | 16.6 miles | 19 | |
| Modoc Point | 19.2 miles | 19 | |
| Barkley (historical) | 24.3 miles | 19 |
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 Fort Klamath | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474160 | 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 1142321. 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.







