Takilma Oregon Map

About Takilma, Oregon

Takilma is a locality in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 423. The population density is 27.5 people per km². Takilma is located at 42.0408°N, 123.6223°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97523.

Takilma occupies a rugged expanse of timbered slopes where the stillness of the woods is punctuated by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Khoeery Creek. It lies 30.6 miles south-southwest of Grants Pass, OR (from Grants Pass, OR: bearing 209°T), and is situated 34.1 miles east of Brookings. The landscape is defined by the steep, shadowed contours of Sailor Gulch, a basin that holds the cool, damp air of the morning long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the east, the distant, imposing silhouette of the Klamath Mountains anchors the skyline, framing a terrain where the soil is often thin and strewn with the debris of an ancient, geological restlessness. Nearby, the quiet surface of Esterly Lakes reflects the dense canopy of Douglas fir and brush, providing a singular, glassy stillness that contrasts with the constant, meandering motion of the creek nearby.

Takilma emerged from the fever of nineteenth-century mining, its early character forged by the extraction of copper and gold that once drew hopeful laborers to these deep, wooded drainages. Today, the economy has shifted toward a quiet, deliberate self-sufficiency, with the Waldo-Takilma Area of Critical Environmental Concern serving as a reminder of the land’s fragile, protected status. Residents move through their days with a steady, unadorned focus, often navigating the rugged topography that makes a trip to Loretta Falls or a hike along the Althouse Trail an exercise in patience and appreciation for the sheer density of the forest. The legacy of the prospector’s pick has faded into a quieter life, where the value lies not in what can be pulled from the earth, but in the enduring, solitary rhythm of the seasons as they turn over the hills.

About This Takilma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Takilma, Oregon. Coordinates: 42.040835, -123.622313. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Takilma includes the ZIP code (97523), telephone area code (541), county seat of Josephine County (Grants Pass), and school district assignment (Three Rivers School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.