Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“Golden is an abandoned mining town located at Coyote Creek in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.”
Wikipedia article Golden, Oregon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 69 National Register listings published here for Josephine County · listed in 2002 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Golden Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,098 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 10 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 | 59 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford District | PP A 8901 |
| 6 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | TUNNEL ROAD |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | TUNNEL ROAD |
| 5 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Medford District | SHANKS CREEK |
| 5 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | RAILROAD AVE 851 |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Grants Pass Unit | I-5 MP 78 |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | STAGECOACH PASS # 1 |
| 5 September 2000 | Other causes | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | NORTH FRONTAGE RD. |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 149 workings within 5 miles of Golden Historic District: 49 past producers, 39 occurrences, 31 prospects, 21 producers. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek Manganese & Mineral Ledge | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Columbia | Chromium, Platinum, Gold | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Columbia Placer | Gold, PGE | Past Producer | ||
| Coyote Mine | Gold, Arsenic, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite | |
| Greenback | Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite | |
| Horseshoe Lode | Gold, Silver, Copper, Manganese, Tellurium | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Rhodochrosite | |
| Horseshoe Lode | Gold, Tellurium, Silver, Manganese, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Jantzer | Gold, Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Macabee Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Maynard-French | Iron, Manganese | Prospect |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wolf Creek Tavern | 3.1 miles | 1972 |
| Grave Creek Bridge | 3.7 miles | 1979 | |
 | Hugo Community Baptist Church | 7.5 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000825 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Josephine County | All 69 listed properties in this county. |
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