Keno, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Keno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97627. The Survey maps it on the Keno quadrangle. 1,980 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,108 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1889 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Keno quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Keno between 1992 and 2020, burning about 554 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 13 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Klamath Unit | THUNDERDOME |
| 9 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Klamath Unit | ROADSIDE |
| 8 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ROAD |
| 8 September 1994 | Other causes | under an acre | Klamath Unit | MO LINE |
| 7 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CLOVER CREEK #3 |
| 6 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CLOVER CREEK #1 |
| 6 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CLOVER CREEK #2 |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Klamath Unit | SPORTSMANS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Keno: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Pumice, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwell | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Lowlands Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lowland Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarrylamath Falls 15-Min.. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keno in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keno | - | On 06/30/2025, an area of low pressure along the northern California coast produced numerous thunderstorms in south central Oregon and northern California. Downdraft winds associated with one thunderstorm 5 miles north of Keno in Klamath County broke off several 1 inch diameter limbs from a healthy tree. Also, 1.63 inches of rain were measured from the storm. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Keno | - | A spotter 1 SSW Keno reported quarter size hail with accumulations up to 3 inches deep. |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Keno | - | Photographic evidence was analyzed after the fact, and it was determined that cold air funnels were in the image. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Keno | - | A spotter N of Keno reported 1.0 inch hail with a thunderstorm. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keno | - | See below. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plevna (historical) | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Chase (historical) | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Midland | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Worden | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| West Klamath (historical) | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| Fairhaven | 6.9 miles | 21 | |
| Merganser (historical) | 7.7 miles | 21 | |
| Stewart Lenox | 7.8 miles | 21 |
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 Keno | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474645 | 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 1122689. 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.






