Illahe, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Agness census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97406. It stands on Billys Creek. The Survey maps it on the Illahe quadrangle. It stands 358 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1899 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Agness quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Illahe quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Illahe quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Illahe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 16 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 | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | SLIDER CREEK |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | FALLEN SLIDER |
| 6 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | SHASTA-COSTA CREEK |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | IRON |
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | AGNESS |
| 13 August 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | OPHIR MOUNTAIN |
| 11 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | BILLINGS |
| 10 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | FLORA DELL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Illahe: 17 occurrences, 13 past producers, 7 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Gold, Asbestos, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Pass Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Agness Pass Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fitzgerald Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1958 | |
| Iron Mountain | Nickel, Chromium, Iron, Cobalt | Occurrence | Soil | |
| Red Cub | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1906 | |
| Shasta Costa Copper | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Shasta Costa Copper Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Wildcat Group | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Wildcat Group | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Galena King | Tungsten | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agness | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Marial | 10.6 miles | 13 | |
| Eckley (historical) | 16.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ophir | 17.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bagnell Ferry | 19.9 miles | 11 | |
| Plum Trees | 20.4 miles | 18 | |
| Jerrys Flat (historical) | 20.4 miles | 11 | |
| Nesika Beach | 20.7 miles | 17 |
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 Illahe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5998733 | 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 1143989. 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.








