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Horseheaven, Oregon

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ashwood census division. It lies near Hinkle Butte. The Survey maps it on the Horse Heaven Creek quadrangle.

Horseheaven within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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

9 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Horseheaven between 1994 and 2008, burning about 216 acres in total. 9 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
Natural9

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
7 August 2008Naturalunder an acrePrineville District515
7 August 2008Natural30 acresPrineville District589
6 August 2003Naturalunder an acrePrineville DistrictARRASTRA B
5 August 2003Natural62 acresPrineville DistrictRBTS BUTTE
20 August 1999Naturalunder an acrePrineville DistrictHORSE HVN
19 August 1999Naturalunder an acrePrineville UnitELK HORN RIDGE
19 August 1999Natural3.0 acresPrineville UnitROBERTS BUTTE
26 July 1994Natural20 acresPrineville DistrictHELLS ACRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Horseheaven: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony. 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
Horse Heaven MineMercury, Arsenic, AntimonyPast Producer1933, 1934
Big Muddy CinnabarMercuryOccurrence1935
Big Muddy CinnabarMercuryPast Producer
Roark and LowryMercuryOccurrence1941
Roark and LowryMercuryProspect

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Kilts4.9 miles8
Axehandle (historical)8.0 miles8
Donnybrook (historical)8.1 miles8
Ashwood13.2 miles7
Willowdale23.9 miles8
Grizzly26.5 miles10
Gateway30.8 miles13
Lamonta (historical)32.8 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1158696. 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.