BlockUnion Creek, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Butte Falls-Prospect census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97536. It stands on Union Creek. The Survey maps it on the Union Creek quadrangle. It stands 3,323 feet above sea level.
On record in Union Creek
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.
Union Creek Historic Districtlisted 1980 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Prospect quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Crater Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Union Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Union Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
129 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Union Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 475 acres in total. 95 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 95 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | UNION |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | BRUTUS |
| 30 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union Creek in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2017: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Hail | Union Creek | - | Time estimated from radar returns. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Union Creek | - | Hail preserved in snow pack. Extensive tree litter from hail damage for approximately 4 miles east and 8 miles south along Highway 62. Time estimated from radar returns. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Union Creek | - | A member of the public send in a picture of hail about the size of a golf ball. It was found at mile post 55 on Highway 62 near the Natural Bridge Viewpoint. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Creek | - | Strong winds blew down many trees ranging from small to 2-3 feet in diameter. Rain and nickel size hail was also reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect | 11.0 miles | 19 | |
| Bitter Lick | 12.9 miles | 20 | |
| Persist (historical) | 12.9 miles | 21 | |
| Cascade Gorge | 14.7 miles | 19 | |
| Dudley (historical) | 19.8 miles | 19 | |
| McLeod | 21.2 miles | 20 | |
| Rogue Elk | 23.7 miles | 20 | |
| Butte Falls | 25.9 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 Union Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7885634 | 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 1151648. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.