Malheur City, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Brogan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97908. It lies near French Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeport quadrangle. It stands 3,940 feet above sea level. 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
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Brogan quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Malheur City (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 297 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Baker Unit | LAUGHING HORSE |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | 200 acres | Vale District | WISER CR |
| 29 August 2019 | Natural | 16 acres | Vale District | WISER CREEK |
| 31 July 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Vale District | GOLDEN EAG |
| 28 July 2007 | Natural | 1.1 acres | Vale District | MORMON BASIN |
| 31 May 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | CLARKS CREEK |
| 31 October 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Vale District | LOG TOWN |
| 29 October 1995 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Vale District | SHASTA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Malheur City (historical): 18 past producers, 13 occurrences, 8 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Chromite | Chromium, Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Willow Creek Chromite | Chromium, Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Dean Prospect | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Johnson Gulch Placer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Quicksilver and Easy Money | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Quicksilver and Easy Money Claims | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Dean Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Johnson Gulch Placerct | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Noah | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Red, White & Blue | Gold, Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Humboldt Basin (historical) | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Cake (historical) | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Bonita | 12.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ironside | 13.2 miles | 9 | |
| Caviness (historical) | 13.3 miles | 9 | |
| Brogan | 15.9 miles | 9 | |
| Clover (historical) | 20.8 miles | 9 |
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 Malheur City (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q85783455 | 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 1161431. 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.




