Mountain View, Oregon
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Eagle Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97524. It stands on Nichols Branch. The Survey maps it on the Eagle Point quadrangle. 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
12 surveys from 24 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
- 1938 USGS Medford quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Medford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Eagle Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Medford NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Eagle Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
322 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 322 fires within 5 miles of Mountain View (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,302 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 106 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| 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 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford Unit | 990 DUTTON |
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford Unit | 1100 DUTTON |
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford Unit | 1449 DUTTON |
| 8 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Medford Unit | DAHLIA TERRACE |
| 8 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Medford Unit | ANTELOPE/140 |
| 8 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Medford Unit | RILEY ROAD |
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BALL RD 523 |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford District | CHATEAU DR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Mountain View (historical): 39 past producers, 15 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsboro Rock Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| George A Mclean | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| George A. Mclean Property | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| 140 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Greb Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Grers Shale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hansen Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jenco/Little Butte Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ryan, Cheney, & Baten | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tucker/Gilbert Shale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Point | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Brownsboro | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| White City | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Wellen (historical) | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Table Rock | 7.0 miles | 23 | |
| Etna (historical) | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Beagle | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Derby (historical) | 7.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1699659. 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.











