Rand, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Northwest Josephine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97532. It lies near Ash Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Galice quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
On record in Rand
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Rand Ranger Stationlisted 1999 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1946 USGS Galice quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Galice quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Galice quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Galice quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Rand between 1992 and 2020, burning about 712 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | 4.2 acres | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | TAYLOR CREEK # 2 |
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | 480 GALICE ROAD |
| 28 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford District | GALICECRK |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | RUM CREEK |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | RUM CRK 2 |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | RUM CREEK # 2 |
| 24 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Smoking | 26 acres | Medford District | GRAVE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 167 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 167 workings within 5 miles of Rand: 53 occurrences, 49 past producers, 31 prospects, 27 producers. 27 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almeda | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1899, 1905 | |
| Almeda | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Black Bear Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Brass Ledge Quartz Claim | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Quartz | |
| Buffalo Group | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Gold Prospect | Gold, Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Pheasant Group | Molybdenum, Gold | Occurrence | Gold, Molybdenite | |
| J C L Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| J.C.L. Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Mayflower Group | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galice | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Leland | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hugo | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Three Pines | 10.2 miles | 17 | |
| Merlin | 10.4 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 11.0 miles | 17 | |
| Sunny Valley | 11.5 miles | 17 | |
| Wolf Creek | 12.2 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q117835856 | 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 1148203. 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.







