Arago, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Myrtle Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97458. It stands on Hall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Myrtle Point quadrangle. It stands 30 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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 Coquille quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Coquille quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Myrtle Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Arago between 1992 and 2020, burning about 48 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | LITTLE FISHTRAP |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLD HIGHWAY 42 |
| 30 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bridge Unit | NORTH FORK #2 |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Bridge Unit | NORTH FORK #1 |
| 28 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FINLEY LOOP |
| 28 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HALLS CREEK |
| 21 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Bay District | GRAY CREEK |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PLEASANT VALLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Arago: 29 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcleod Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bob Angell, Inc | Stone | Producer | ||
| Leep Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Leep Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Mcleod Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Arago Sand & Garvel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arago Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Myrtle Point | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Estabrook | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lampa (historical) | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Coquille | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Cedar Point | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Riverton | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Gravelford | 6.1 miles | 19 |
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 Arago | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4783713 | 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 1117024. 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.









