Whitney, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Hereford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97877. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Whitney quadrangle. It stands 4,160 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Whitney
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 1 record
Antlers Guard Stationlisted 1991
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1901 USGS Sumpter quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Whitney quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Whitney quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Bates quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Whitney (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 90 acres in total. 75 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 | 75 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | CAMP CREEK |
| 5 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | MAGGIE |
| 29 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Malheur National Forest | OR-MAF-356 |
| 25 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | MORIN SPRING |
| 2 September 2017 | Natural | 8.5 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | HIGHWAY |
| 2 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | PATRICK CREEK |
| 19 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | not named |
| 19 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Whitney (historical): 12 past producers, 6 unknowns, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindman Placer | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Hindman Placer | Gold, Silver, Platinum | Prospect | ||
| Lazy Jim | Iron, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Lazy Jim | Iron, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Dominion | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dominion | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Jay Gould Group | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Jay Gould Group | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Porterville Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1864 | |
| Caps Lode Claim | Manganese | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll (historical) | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Parkersville (historical) | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Audrey (historical) | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sumpter | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| McEwen | 10.3 miles | 13 | |
| Greenhorn | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cracker City (historical) | 12.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bourne | 12.4 miles | 14 |
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 Whitney (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473352 | 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 1152282. 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.





