Bagnell Ferry, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Gold Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97444. It stands on Walen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Signal Buttes quadrangle. It stands 30 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Gold Beach quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Signal Buttes quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Gold Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Signal Buttes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Bagnell Ferry between 1993 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | NORTH BEACH |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CUMMINS CREEK |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | KNOX LANE |
| 3 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.8 acres | Gold Beach Unit | EDSON ROAD |
| 28 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | NORTH BEACH #2 |
| 24 September 2007 | Other causes | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | JERRY'S FLAT ROAD |
| 21 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | THIRD STREET |
| 20 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | MARCHMONT ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 62 workings within 5 miles of Bagnell Ferry: 42 past producers, 13 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins | Gold, Chromium, Titanium, Metal, Platinum | Past Producer | Beach Placer | |
| Collins Mine | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Ranch Priceite | Boron-Borates | Prospect | ||
| New Discovery | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sulfide Occurrence | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| New Discovery | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Starr | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrrhotite | |
| Leith Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Leith Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrys Flat (historical) | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Wedderburn | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Nesika Beach | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Knoxville (historical) | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Gold Beach | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hunter Creek | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Ophir | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Pistol River | 13.1 miles | 10 |
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 Bagnell Ferry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28131873 | 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 1132621. 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.






