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Vistillas, Oregon

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Lakeview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97630. It stands on Upset Creek. The Survey maps it on the Drews Reservoir quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Vistillas within Lake County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

77 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Vistillas (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 93,233 acres in total. 71 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
Natural71
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFremont-Winema National Forest019 BURN
9 September 1998Naturalunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestJUNE SPRING
22 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestBUZZARD ROOST
18 September 2008Naturalunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestMONDAY-382
17 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestDENT CREEK
12 September 2011Naturalunder an acreFremont-Winema National ForestBARRY
12 September 2011Naturalunder an acreFremont-Winema National Forest23 MILE
12 September 1998Smokingunder an acreFremont-Winema National Forest406

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Vistillas (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mp 77.5 Klamath Falls/Lakeview HwyStonePast Producer
Mp 77.5 Klamath Falls/Lakeview HwyStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Lake County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Drews Valley (historical)5.1 miles12
Yocum (historical)10.1 miles12
Quartz Mountain11.3 miles12
West Side14.0 miles10
Blaisdell15.5 miles12
Five Corners16.7 miles10
Lakeview21.4 miles10
Hot Springs (historical)23.1 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1158695. 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.