Seven Oaks, Oregon
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Medford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97502. It stands on Griffin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sams Valley quadrangle. It stands 1,230 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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
- 1938 USGS Medford quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Medford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Medford NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Sams Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
168 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Seven Oaks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 201 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 13 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 acres | Medford Unit | RR MP 449.5 |
| 8 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Medford Unit | TOUVILLE PARK |
| 7 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford Unit | WILLOW SPRINGS |
| 6 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Medford Unit | PP#12182 |
| 6 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6.0 acres | Medford Unit | PP B10190 |
| 6 September 1996 | Other causes | under an acre | Medford Unit | LIVINGSTON RD |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 acres | Medford Unit | BLACKWELL ROAD |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLD STAGE RD 4609 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 173 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 173 workings within 5 miles of Seven Oaks: 100 past producers, 47 producers, 14 occurrences, 9 prospects. 47 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanche Claim | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Quartz | |
| Blanche Claim | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Dunromin | Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Dunromin Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Ray Granite | Granite, Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Gold Ray Granite | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Quarry | Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Millionaire | Silver, Copper, Lead, Manganese | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sylvanite | |
| Millionaire Mine | Gold, Manganese, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Nellie Wright | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Uranium | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Point | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Four Corners | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Tolo | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Table Rock | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Perrydale (historical) | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| White City | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Bybee Corner | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Medford | 5.6 miles | 23 |
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 Seven Oaks | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28368453 | 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 1166710. 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.










