Parkersville, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Hereford census division. It stands on Cub Creek. The Survey maps it on the Greenhorn 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
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1901 USGS Sumpter quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Greenhorn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Bates quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Greenhorn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
160 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Parkersville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. 132 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 132 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | CAMP CREEK |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | BACKFIRE |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Malheur National Forest | 13446 |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | WINTERVILLE |
| 5 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | ZEUS |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | BIG DOUG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 109 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 109 workings within 5 miles of Parkersville (historical): 46 past producers, 26 occurrences, 25 prospects, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banzette | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Banzette | Gold, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Big Serpentine Dyke | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Diadem | Gold, Mercury, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Diadem and Brindle Horse | Lead, Gold, Silver, Mercury, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Dodo | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Gold Prospect | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Golden Gate Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1896 | |
| Greenhorn Placers | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | placer | |
| Harrison Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Chromium | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhorn | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Carroll (historical) | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Whitney (historical) | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sumpter | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Audrey (historical) | 13.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cableville (historical) | 14.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cracker City (historical) | 14.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bourne | 15.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1153834. 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.





