Allegany, Oregon
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Eastside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97420. It stands on East Fork Millicoma River. The Survey maps it on the Allegany quadrangle. It stands 43 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1896 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Allegany quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Allegany between 1993 and 2020, burning about 84 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Smoking | 1.2 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NESIKA PARK |
| 2 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | KENTUCK CREEK |
| 17 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | WEST FORK MILLICOMA |
| 15 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 241 MM 7 |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | HENDRICKSON CREEK |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | MILLICOMA RIVER |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | PACKARD CREEK |
| 31 August 2010 | Other causes | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | WEST FORK MILLICOMA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Allegany: 9 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koostone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mahaffy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Johnson Rock Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kenrock | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kenstone | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kenrock | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kenstone | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kentuck | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Kentuck | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kentuck Slough | Stone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dellwood | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Coos River | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Cooston | 8.4 miles | 20 | |
| Templeton | 9.0 miles | 15 | |
| Glasgow | 9.5 miles | 20 | |
| Eastside | 9.5 miles | 21 | |
| Shorewood | 10.0 miles | 20 | |
| North Bend | 10.3 miles | 20 |
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 Allegany | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3478125 | 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 1116873. 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.









