BlockBefore

Jawbone Flats, Oregon

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97358. It stands on Opal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Battle Ax quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Jawbone Flats within Marion County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

58 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Jawbone Flats (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 193,658 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
Recreation and ceremony30
Natural16
Smoking4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Debris and open burning1
Fireworks1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

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
9 September 2017Naturalunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestTWIN LAKES
9 September 2017Naturalunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestSILVER KING
8 September 2017Naturalunder an acreWillamette National ForestINCIDENT 267
8 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWillamette National ForestOPAL LAKE
7 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestSILVER KING
3 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWillamette National ForestSHADY
23 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Hood National ForestWELL DUNN
13 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWillamette National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 39 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Jawbone Flats (historical): 14 occurrences, 12 prospects, 9 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Zinc, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold. 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
Bimetallic and Gold BugCopper, Zinc, Silver, GoldOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Bimetallic and GoldbugCopper, Zinc, Silver, GoldProspect
Blende OroZinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Blende Oro ClaimsZinc, Gold, Copper, Lead, SilverProspect
Blue Jay MineZinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Bornite ProjectCopper, GoldPast Producer
Gold Creek Mining & Milling Co.Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, GoldProspect
Mineral Harbor GroupLead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Mineral Harbor GroupCopper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, SilverProspect
North Santiam CopperCopper, MolybdenumOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite

Every working recorded in Marion 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
Elkhorn8.1 miles17
Detroit8.4 miles16
Niagara9.1 miles17
Elkhorn Woods10.4 miles17
Idanha12.1 miles16
Gates12.7 miles17
Breitenbush Hot Springs13.0 miles17
Breitenbush13.4 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2084317. 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.