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97523, Cave Junction, OR

42.1674, -123.6463
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Cached May 31, 2026 at 02:58 PM
Earliest Trace

~10,000 BCE: Terrain Altitude Shift (407.947479248m)

Indigenous Context

Unclassified Ancestral Territory

Resolved Address

97523, Cave Junction, OR

Locality

Locality: Cave Junction

Nearby Landmark

USGS GNIS: Althouse (historical)

Chronological Record

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Deep Time

~10,000 BCEGeological

Terrain Altitude Shift (407.947479248m)

Based on automated geographic surveys, this coordinate sits at roughly 407.947479248 meters above sea level. Topographic formation largely stems from deep-time tectonic shifts ending during the Pleistocene glacial retreat.

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~0.0117 Million Years AgoGeological

Bedrock Foundation: Quaternary surficial deposits; Terrace deposits

Situated securely over bedrock composed primarily of Major: {terrace sediment} dating back to the Pleistocene era.

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Indigenous Context

Pre-1650sIndigenous

Unclassified Ancestral Territory

No specific historical treaty polygons directly intersect this localized coordinate point in the open dataset. Regional interpolation suggests nomadic stewardship traversing the general county area prior to colonization.

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Present Context

Current RecordProperty Record

Resolved Property Address

The submitted search resolves to 97523, Cave Junction, OR. This canonical target is used for display, repeat-search matching, and cache identity so syntax variations point back to the same saved snapshot.

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Present ContextProperty Record

Locality: Cave Junction

This coordinate is administratively classified within Cave Junction, Josephine County, Oregon. Hyper-local zoning designations and district boundaries may affect historical records and deed trails.

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Historical Gazetteer RecordLore

USGS GNIS: Althouse (historical)

The federal GNIS gazetteer identifies Althouse (historical) as a Populated Place in Josephine County, OR. GNIS records official feature names, classes, variant naming context, and coordinates for named U.S. geographic features. This GNIS layer marks the feature as historical, which can indicate a former name, former location, or feature no longer serving its original function.

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Historical Gazetteer RecordLore

USGS GNIS: Allentown (historical)

The federal GNIS gazetteer identifies Allentown (historical) as a Populated Place in Josephine County, OR. GNIS records official feature names, classes, variant naming context, and coordinates for named U.S. geographic features. This GNIS layer marks the feature as historical, which can indicate a former name, former location, or feature no longer serving its original function.

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Official Geographic NameLore

USGS GNIS: Cave Junction

The federal GNIS gazetteer identifies Cave Junction as a Populated Place in Josephine County. GNIS records official feature names, classes, variant naming context, and coordinates for named U.S. geographic features.

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Official Geographic NameLore

USGS GNIS: Bacus Creek

The federal GNIS gazetteer identifies Bacus Creek as a Stream in Josephine County, OR. GNIS records official feature names, classes, variant naming context, and coordinates for named U.S. geographic features.

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Regional Landmark ContextLore

nearby from: Kerby, Oregon

Kerby, Oregon sits nearby from this property. Kerby is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States, north of Cave Junction on U. S. Route 199. As of the 2020 census, Kerby had a population of 628. Despite its population and numerous businesses, it is often listed in tourist guides as a ghost town, because of the number of historic buildings left from its days as a gold-mining town.

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Regional Landmark ContextLore

nearby from: Illinois River Forks State Park

Illinois River Forks State Park sits nearby from this property. Illinois River Forks State Park is a state park in the U. S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The park consists of approximately 400 acres, with 170 located between the forks of the Illinois River and the remainder on the west side.

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nearby from: Bridgeview Vineyard and Winery

Bridgeview Vineyard and Winery sits nearby from this property. Bridgeview Vineyard and Winery is one of the largest wineries in Oregon. It is located in Cave Junction, Oregon. Its 85-acre (340,000 m2) estate in the Illinois Valley is planted in the European style of dense six-foot row and four-foot vine spacing. Bridgeview also has an 80-acre (320,000 m2) vineyard in the Applegate Valley.

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nearby from: Cave Junction, Oregon

Cave Junction, Oregon sits nearby from this property. Cave Junction is a city in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city got its name by virtue of its location at the junction of Redwood Highway (U.S. Route 199) and Caves Highway (Oregon Route 46). As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,071. Following World War II, timber became the main source of income for residents.

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nearby from: Illinois Valley Airport

Illinois Valley Airport sits nearby from this property. Illinois Valley Airport (FAA LID: 3S4) 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.

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