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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1929 USGS Mill City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Battle Ax quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Battle Ax quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Battle Ax quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional 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 ceremony | 30 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | TWIN LAKES |
| 9 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | SILVER KING |
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | INCIDENT 267 |
| 8 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | OPAL LAKE |
| 7 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | SILVER KING |
| 3 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | SHADY |
| 23 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | WELL DUNN |
| 13 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bimetallic and Gold Bug | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Bimetallic and Goldbug | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Blende Oro | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Blende Oro Claims | Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Blue Jay Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Bornite Project | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Creek Mining & Milling Co. | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Mineral Harbor Group | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Mineral Harbor Group | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| North Santiam Copper | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Detroit | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Niagara | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Elkhorn Woods | 10.4 miles | 17 | |
| Idanha | 12.1 miles | 16 | |
| Gates | 12.7 miles | 17 | |
| Breitenbush Hot Springs | 13.0 miles | 17 | |
| Breitenbush | 13.4 miles | 17 |
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.










