Rogue Elk, Oregon
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Shady Cove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97541. It stands on Elk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Trail quadrangle. It stands 1,486 feet above sea level.
On record in Rogue Elk
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.
Rogue Elk Hotellisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1943 USGS Trail quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Trail quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Crater Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Trail quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Rogue Elk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 343 acres in total. 62 started naturally. 6 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 | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Other causes | 11 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Medford Unit | CHAUMA |
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Medford Unit | INDIAN CREEK |
| 8 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Medford District | SHADY TRAIL |
| 6 September 2015 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Medford District | BUCK ROCK |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford District | SOWELL DR |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | INDIANLK |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Medford Unit | DYER FIRE |
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Medford Unit | LEFT FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Rogue Elk: 16 occurrences, 8 prospects, 6 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaines Property | Clay | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gaines Property | Clay | Producer | ||
| Roger's Cinnabar Properties | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Butte Falls | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Butte Falls | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Elk Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Elk Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fabricators Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Kindschi Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| McLeod | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Shady Cove | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Etna (historical) | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Derby (historical) | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Asbestos (historical) | 9.5 miles | 20 | |
| Edsalla (historical) | 10.3 miles | 18 | |
| Cascade Gorge | 10.8 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 Rogue Elk | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28185121 | 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 1159019. 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.









