Jacksonville, Oregon
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Medford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97530. It lies near Rich Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Medford West quadrangle. 3,020 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,569 feet above sea level.
On record in Jacksonville
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 8 records
Jacksonville Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Walter Bowne Houselisted 1990
Frank E. Bybee Houselisted 1981
John Orth Houselisted 1972
Squaw Peak Lookoutlisted 2000
Star Ranger Station Building, Oldlisted 2000- McKee Bridge Campgroundlisted 2000
- Rich Gulch Diggingslisted 2000
Population over time
15 figuresJacksonville grew from 839 to 3,020 between 1880 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 839 | |
| 1890 | 743 | -96 (-11%) |
| 1900 | 653 | -90 (-12%) |
| 1910 | 785 | +132 (+20%) |
| 1920 | 489 | -296 (-38%) |
| 1930 | 706 | +217 (+44%) |
| 1940 | 761 | +55 (+8%) |
| 1950 | 1,193 | +432 (+57%) |
| 1960 | 1,172 | -21 (-2%) |
| 1970 | 1,611 | +439 (+37%) |
| 1980 | 2,030 | +419 (+26%) |
| 1990 | 1,896 | -134 (-7%) |
| 2000 | 2,235 | +339 (+18%) |
| 2010 | 2,785 | +550 (+25%) |
| 2020 | 3,020 | +235 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1938 USGS Medford quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Medford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Medford SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Medford West quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Medford West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
215 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Jacksonville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 281 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 21 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SOUTH STAGE 4760 |
| 9 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 238 (3788) |
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | RESERVOIR PEAK FIRE |
| 6 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | STERLING CREEK PP#172505 |
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | LOGTOWN |
| 6 September 1996 | Other causes | under an acre | Medford Unit | LIVINGSTON RD |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FOREST CREEK |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KANE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 155 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 155 workings within 5 miles of Jacksonville: 88 past producers, 32 producers, 17 occurrences, 15 prospects. 32 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Quarry | Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Opp | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Tellurium | Producer | Vein | |
| Opp Mine | Gold, Tellurium, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Town Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Jacksonville Brick & Tile | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Jacksonville Brick & Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bell and Mankins Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Norling Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Revenue Pocket | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Baxter Limestone | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jacksonville in 2 storm reports between 1999 and 2006: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | - | Flooding was reported above Highway 238 near Jacksonville. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Spotter reported numerous trees blown over. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bybee Corner | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Perrydale (historical) | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Medford | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Central Point | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Seven Oaks | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Ruch | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Four Corners | 6.8 miles | 23 | |
| Tolo | 7.7 miles | 23 |
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 Jacksonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q335307 | 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 1122366. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











