Lincoln, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Southeast Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97520. It stands on Lincoln Creek. The Survey maps it on the Soda Mountain quadrangle. It stands 3,701 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Hyatt Reservoir quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Soda Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln between 1992 and 2020, burning about 456 acres in total. 56 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BOX D |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PINEHURST |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PARKER CREEK |
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | W. PARKER |
| 30 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Medford District | PINEHURST |
| 30 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | HWY 66 |
| 29 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | DOG |
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford Unit | 12267 HWY 66 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weyerhauser Cinder Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Bullard | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Russell #2 Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bullard Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Russell #2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Weyerhauser Cinder Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Pinehurst | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Buckhorn Springs | 6.8 miles | 24 | |
| Barron (historical) | 11.1 miles | 22 | |
| Colestin | 13.7 miles | 23 | |
| Climax | 17.2 miles | 21 | |
| Ashland | 17.3 miles | 22 | |
| Talent | 22.5 miles | 22 |
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 Lincoln | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28368442 | 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 1136478. 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.








