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Lakeport, Oregon

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Port Orford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97450. It stands on Floras Creek. The Survey maps it on the Langlois quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Lakeport within Curry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

33 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Lakeport (historical) between 1993 and 2017, burning about 23 acres in total. 2 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
Debris and open burning14
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1
Fireworks1
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 1999Other causes2.0 acresGold Beach UnitBONO ROAD
19 September 2005Smokingunder an acreGold Beach UnitBONO ROAD
15 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersAIRPORT ROAD
12 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGold Beach UnitWILLOW CREEK
7 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHWY 101 MP 290
6 August 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersDENMARK
29 August 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGold Beach UnitMILEPOST 291
18 August 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGold Beach UnitMORTON CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Curry County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Lakeport (historical): 13 past producers, 8 occurrences, 5 producers, 3 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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
Chrome Beach PlacerGold, Chromium, PlatinumOccurrenceBeach Placer
Chrome Beach SandsChromium, PGE, GoldProspect
Crystal Terrace PlacerGold, Platinum, ChromiumOccurrenceBeach Placer
Crystal Terrace PlacerGold, Chromium, PGEOccurrence
Pioneer PlacerChromium, Platinum, GoldOccurrenceBeach Placer
ButlerChromiumProducerPlacer
Sixes Beach PlacerGold, PlatinumPast ProducerBeach Placer
Sixes Beach PlacerGold, PlatinumPast Producer
Bullards Sand and Gravel, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bullards Sand and Gravel, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Denmark2.0 miles18
Langlois2.8 miles18
Sixes5.8 miles18
Plum Trees9.7 miles18
Port Orford10.9 miles18
Eckley (historical)17.2 miles18
Ophir24.3 miles17
Nesika Beach27.8 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132435. 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.