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Pocahontas, Oregon

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Wingville-Haines census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97814. The Survey maps it on the Wingville quadrangle. It stands 3,674 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.

Pocahontas within Baker County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

89 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Pocahontas (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 129 acres in total. 37 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
Natural37
Recreation and ceremony24
Debris and open burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Other causes3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWallowa-Whitman National ForestLOST HUNTER
6 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersPOCAHANTAS
5 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWallowa-Whitman National ForestVIRGO
4 September 1995Natural1.5 acresWallowa-Whitman National ForestBABOON
28 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWallowa-Whitman National ForestCALIFORNIA
26 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBaker UnitINC #1094
24 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreBaker UnitPHILLIPS ROCK
23 September 2014Naturalunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersRUNNING IRON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Baker County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 60 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Pocahontas (historical): 37 past producers, 10 occurrences, 8 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bald Mountain MineGold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
ShamrockGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Van ArsdaleManganesePast Producer
BrooklynGold, SilverOccurrence
Carpenter Hill MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Chemical Lime PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Marble Creek QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer
BrooklynGold, SilverProspect

Every working recorded in Baker County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wingville3.2 miles15
Haines6.9 miles14
Estes (historical)6.9 miles15
Rock Creek7.7 miles13
Baker City7.8 miles15
Auburn (historical)8.1 miles16
McEwen10.5 miles13
Hutchinson10.9 miles14

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 Pocahontas (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14709197The 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 1125494. 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.