Indian Valley, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Cove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97827. It stands on Shaw Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elgin quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Wallowa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Indian Valley (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,400 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | LaGrande District | INDIAN CREEK CAMP FIRE |
| 9 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | LaGrande District | PUMPKIN RIDGE |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | LaGrande District | BATH TUB TOM |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | LaGrande District | BEE SWARM |
| 11 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | LaGrande District | INDIAN CREEK |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | LaGrande District | GEIGER BUTTE |
| 7 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 680 acres | LaGrande District | RHINEHART |
| 5 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 309 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CLARK CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Indian Valley (historical): 12 past producers, 9 producers, 3 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Hot Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Indian Creek | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Indian Creek Diatomite | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Elgin | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Philips Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| West Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Elgin Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elgin Rock Production | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Philips Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| West Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Elk Flat (historical) | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Imbler | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Summerville | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Alicel | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Cabin Creek (historical) | 11.6 miles | 12 | |
| Looking Glass (historical) | 13.4 miles | 12 | |
| Island City | 14.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1152831. 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.



