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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.

Williams Creek within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

245 since 1992

Regional 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 use53
Natural50
Debris and open burning33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Power generation/transmission/distribution26
Smoking15
Other causes13
Fireworks12
Recreation and ceremony10
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Arson/incendiarism3

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
8 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGrants Pass UnitWILLIAMS HWY 12900
8 September 1997Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreGrants Pass UnitP.P. F816
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGrants Pass UnitHWY 238 MP 19.4
7 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGrants Pass UnitHUMBUG CREEK
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictFIELDS ROAD
5 September 2003Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictTHOMPSONCK
29 September 2007Other causesunder an acreGrants Pass UnitBROWNS ROAD 380
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreGrants Pass UnitTHOMPSON CREEK #2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 120 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BrinerAntimony, Tungsten, IronOccurrence
Briner PropertyAntimony, Tungsten, IronProspect
Chrome ProspectGold, ChromiumPast Producer
Highland ClaimGold, PlatinumOccurrenceGold
HumdingerGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ZincProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Humdinger MineGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Oregon BeautyIron, GoldOccurrenceGold
Oregon Bonanza MineGold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Pyrite
Oregon Bonanza MineGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectChromiumProspect

Every working recorded in Jackson 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
Provolt1.4 miles16
Applegate2.6 miles16
Draper (historical)7.6 miles16
Ruch9.4 miles16
Foots Creek10.1 miles16
Cameron (historical)10.2 miles16
Rogue River11.6 miles16
McKee Bridge12.3 miles16

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.