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Knoxville, Oregon

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Gold Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97444. It lies near Knox Rock. The Survey maps it on the Gold Beach quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Knoxville within Curry County

On record in Knoxville

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 within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

61 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Knoxville (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 30 acres in total. 3 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
Equipment and vehicle use16
Debris and open burning13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Fireworks4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural3
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1
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
6 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGold Beach UnitNORTH BEACH
5 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCUMMINS CREEK
4 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGold Beach UnitKNOX LANE
3 September 2002Power generation/transmission/distribution5.8 acresGold Beach UnitEDSON ROAD
28 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGold Beach UnitNORTH BEACH #2
21 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGold Beach UnitTHIRD STREET
20 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGold Beach UnitMARCHMONT ROAD
2 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGold Beach UnitNORTH BANK ROGUE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Curry County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 56 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Knoxville (historical): 39 past producers, 11 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
CollinsGold, Chromium, Titanium, Metal, PlatinumPast ProducerBeach Placer
Collins MineGold, PlatinumPast Producer
Lone Ranch PriceiteBoron-BoratesProspect
New DiscoveryGold, SilverOccurrence
New DiscoveryGold, SilverPast Producer
Leith ManganeseManganeseOccurrence
Leith ManganeseManganeseOccurrence
Lloyd ManganeseManganeseOccurrence
Smedberg Beach PlacersGoldOccurrence
Smedberg Beach PlacersGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Curry 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
Wedderburn0.8 miles11
Gold Beach1.7 miles11
Hunter Creek3.1 miles11
Jerrys Flat (historical)3.5 miles11
Bagnell Ferry4.0 miles11
Nesika Beach5.2 miles17
Ophir9.4 miles17
Pistol River10.8 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1154888. 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.