Agness, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Agness census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97406. It stands on Rilea Creek. The Survey maps it on the Agness quadrangle. It stands 207 feet above sea level.
On record in Agness
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Rogue River Ranchlisted 1975
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1899 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Agness quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Agness quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Agness quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Agness between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | POTATO |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | SHASTA COSTA |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | KEG |
| 6 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | SHASTA-COSTA CREEK |
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | AGNESS |
| 28 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | GUARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Agness: 13 occurrences, 11 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Pass Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Agness Pass Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Nighthawk Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Red Cub | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1906 | |
| Red Cub | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | 1930 | |
| Shasta Costa Copper | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Stephens and Stear Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Bar | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Bar Mine | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Pine Flat | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Malachite |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Agness in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 4 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Flood | Agness | - | The Rogue River Near Agness rose above minor flood stage of 17.0 ft. at 29/800 PST, peaked in minor flood stage at 29/2245 PST at 21.87 ft. At this level, the main impacts are to campgrounds and recreation areas. The river then fell below flood stage at 30/1130 PST. |
| December 2012 | Flood | Agness | - | The Rogue River at Agness exceeded flood stage during this interval. It crested at 19.10 feet at 03/0000 PST. |
| December 2012 | Flood | Agness | - | The Rogue River at Agness exceeded flood stage during this interval. It crested at 17.52 feet at 05/1700 PST. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Agness | - | The Rogue River at Agness exceeded its flood stage of 17.0 feet during this interval. The river crested at 20.82 feet at 26/1530 PST. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illahe | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Marial | 14.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ophir | 16.6 miles | 17 | |
| Bagnell Ferry | 17.0 miles | 11 | |
| Jerrys Flat (historical) | 17.4 miles | 11 | |
| Nesika Beach | 18.6 miles | 17 | |
| Wedderburn | 20.3 miles | 11 | |
| Eckley (historical) | 20.4 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Agness | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3478060 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1137035. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








