Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
“Illinois Valley Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located four miles (6.4 km) southwest of the central business district of Cave Junction, a city in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.”
Wikipedia article Illinois Valley Airport, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 69 National Register listings published here for Josephine County · listed in 2014 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 367 fires within 5 miles of Siskiyou Smokejumper Base (Boundary Increase) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,750 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 48 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 | 67 |
| Smoking | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Other causes | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | CASCADE DR |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | OLD STAGE RD |
| 9 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | FORKS PARK #2 |
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford District | REDWOOD HWY 27752 |
| 8 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | OLD STAGE ROAD |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HAYSTACK |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | HOLLAND LOOP ROAD 2612 |
| 7 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | REDWOOD HWY. MP 33 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 88 workings within 5 miles of Siskiyou Smokejumper Base (Boundary Increase): 36 past producers, 21 occurrences, 14 producers, 11 prospects. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Mine/Waldo Area Placers | Gold, PGE | Past Producer | ||
| Daisy | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite | |
| Daisy Mining Company | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Deep Gravel Mine | Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum | Producer | 1874 | |
| Esterley Chrome Mine | Chromium, Iridium, Palladium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Platinum | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Esterley Chromite Mine | Chromium, Uranium, PGE | Past Producer | ||
| Esterley Placer | Gold, Silver, Platinum, Chromium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Osmium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Josephine Creek | Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Strike | Chromium, Platinum, Rhodium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Palladium | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Lucky Strike Chrome | Chromium, Palladium, PGE, Rhodium, Platinum | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Siskiyou Smokejumper Base | under 500 feet | 2006 |
| Logan Cut | 1.1 miles | 2001 | |
| Logan Cut | 2.2 miles | 2001 | |
| Old Placer Mine | 2.6 miles | 2001 | |
| Deep Gravel Mine | 3.0 miles | 2001 | |
| Esterly Pit No. 2-Llano De Oro Mine | 3.0 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000960 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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