Williams Creek, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Southwest Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97527. It lies near Myrtle Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Applegate quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1908 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Gold Hill quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Applegate quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
245 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 245 fires within 5 miles of Williams Creek (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,051 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 3 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 | 53 |
| Natural | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 26 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Other causes | 13 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | WILLIAMS HWY 12900 |
| 8 September 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | P.P. F816 |
| 8 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HWY 238 MP 19.4 |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HUMBUG CREEK |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | FIELDS ROAD |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | THOMPSONCK |
| 29 September 2007 | Other causes | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | BROWNS ROAD 380 |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | THOMPSON CREEK #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 120 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 120 workings within 5 miles of Williams Creek (historical): 69 past producers, 17 occurrences, 17 prospects, 15 producers. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briner | Antimony, Tungsten, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Briner Property | Antimony, Tungsten, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Chrome Prospect | Gold, Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Highland Claim | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Humdinger | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Humdinger Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon Beauty | Iron, Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Oregon Bonanza Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrite | |
| Oregon Bonanza Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Chromium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provolt | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Applegate | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Draper (historical) | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ruch | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Foots Creek | 10.1 miles | 16 | |
| Cameron (historical) | 10.2 miles | 16 | |
| Rogue River | 11.6 miles | 16 | |
| McKee Bridge | 12.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1135265. 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.






