Hunter Creek, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Gold Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97444. It stands on Turner Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gold Beach quadrangle. It stands 66 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Gold Beach quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Gold Beach quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Gold Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Hunter Creek between 1992 and 2019, burning about 178 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | NORTH BEACH |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | KNOX LANE |
| 28 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | NORTH BEACH #2 |
| 25 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | EIGHTY ACRES RD |
| 21 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | THIRD STREET |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | JERRY'S FLAT ROAD #2 |
| 8 August 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | TOM CAT HILL |
| 7 August 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLD COAST HWY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Hunter Creek: 35 past producers, 8 occurrences, 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Discovery | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| New Discovery | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Otter Point Beach | Chromium | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Rogue River Beaches | Chromium | Producer | Chromite | |
| Rogue River Beaches | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Smedberg Beach Placers | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Smedberg Beach Placers | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Leith Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Leith Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Lloyd Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Beach | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wedderburn | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Knoxville (historical) | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Jerrys Flat (historical) | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bagnell Ferry | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pistol River | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Nesika Beach | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Carpenterville | 12.3 miles | 10 |
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 Hunter Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28153550 | 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 1154874. 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.





