Pleasant Valley, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Northwest Josephine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97526. It stands on Antler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Merlin quadrangle. It stands 1,132 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1904 USGS Riddle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Merlin quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Merlin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
459 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 459 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 397 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 15 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 | 100 |
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 |
| Smoking | 45 |
| Natural | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Other causes | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Fireworks | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HIGHLAND |
| 7 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Medford District | PORTLAND AVENUE |
| 7 September 2006 | Other causes | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | POTTS WAY 764 |
| 7 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | EAST CROW ROAD |
| 7 September 1995 | Other causes | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | SUGARPINE DRIVE |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | I-5 MP 58 |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Grants Pass Unit | ROCK PIT |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HUGO RD 3785 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 67 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Valley: 26 past producers, 18 occurrences, 14 prospects, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Queen | Gold, Copper, Silver, Mercury | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Copper Queen Mine | Gold, Mercury, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Lambtongue Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Molybdenum Occurrence | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | |
| Oak Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1916 | |
| Oak Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Sulfide | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Sulfide Occurrence | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Unnamed Molybdenum Occurrence | Copper, Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| White Wonder | Silica, Silver, Nickel, Gold, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Pines | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hugo | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Merlin | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Sunny Valley | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Leland | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Placer | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Greenback (historical) | 7.7 miles | 17 | |
| Grants Pass | 8.7 miles | 19 |
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 Pleasant Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7204041 | 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 1125478. 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.







