Provolt, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1989. It lies in ZIP code area 97544. It lies near Spanish Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Applegate quadrangle. It stands 1,181 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1908 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Gold Hill quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Applegate quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
239 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Provolt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 979 acres in total. 51 started naturally. 4 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 | 53 |
| Natural | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | WILLIAMS HWY 12900 |
| 8 September 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | P.P. F816 |
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | RFOOTCRK2 |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HUMBUG CREEK |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | FIELDS ROAD |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | MISSOURIFL |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | THOMPSON CREEK #2 |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | SLAGLE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 128 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 128 workings within 5 miles of Provolt: 64 past producers, 24 prospects, 20 occurrences, 17 producers. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briner | Antimony, Tungsten, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Briner Property | Antimony, Tungsten, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Chrome Prospect | Gold, Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Gammill Prospects | Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | 1865 | |
| Gray Rock Extension | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Highland Claim | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Humdinger | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Humdinger Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon Beauty | Iron, Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Oregon Bonanza Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Creek (historical) | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Applegate | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Draper (historical) | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Foots Creek | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Ruch | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Rogue River | 10.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cameron (historical) | 11.6 miles | 16 | |
| Dardanelles | 13.4 miles | 16 |
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 Provolt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7252810 | 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 1125682. 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.






