Weatherby, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Huntington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97907. It lies near Arrastra Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Lime quadrangle. It stands 2,415 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1951 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Brogan quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Lime quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Weatherby between 1992 and 2019, burning about 749 acres in total. 16 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 | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Vale District | WEATHERBY |
| 29 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Vale District | RR 8 |
| 24 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Vale District | REST AREA |
| 10 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Vale District | SHIRT TAIL |
| 6 August 2016 | Natural | 104 acres | Vale District | ESTRADA GULCH |
| 4 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | PLANO ROAD |
| 31 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | QUARY FIRE |
| 29 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | SISLEY CRK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 84 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 84 workings within 5 miles of Weatherby: 27 past producers, 21 occurrences, 12 unknowns, 12 prospects. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General, Tungsten, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durkee | Gold, Platinum, Titanium, Metal, Tin, Chromium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Gold Hill | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Gold Prospect | Gold, Manganese, Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Little Bonanza Mine | Gold, Lead | Producer | Vein | |
| Nelson Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Placers of Lower Burnt River | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Scheelite Property | Tungsten, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Section 24 Gold Occurrence | Gold, Tungsten, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Ash Grove Cement West | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Durkee Travertine | Travertine | Occurrence | Travertine |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weatherby in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 1 heavy rain, 1 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Debris Flow | Weatherby | - | Baker County emergency management conducted a ground survey the day following the storm. Evidence was found that water had flowed across Rye Valley Lane and Mormon Basin Road. In addition, rocks, mud and debris were deposited on these roads in at least two locations, indicating that debris flow activity also occurred. Nearby residences reported heavy rainfall, consistent with radar estimates of 1.13 inches of rain falling in less than 30 minutes. Exact location and timing were estimated using hydrophobic unit flow. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Weatherby | - | The mesonet station, MGFO3, 10 miles southeast of Durkee, OR measured 0.94 inches of heavy rain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jett (historical) | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Rye Valley | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Lime | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Durkee | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Conner Creek (historical) | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Huntington | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Clarksville | 16.4 miles | 10 | |
| China Town | 17.4 miles | 10 |
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 Weatherby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7978263 | 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 1136882. 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.
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.




