Broadbent, 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 97414. It stands on Rhoda Creek. The Survey maps it on the Myrtle Point quadrangle. It stands 79 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
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Broadbent between 1992 and 2020, burning about 39 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 | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Bridge Unit | ENDICOTT CREEK |
| 5 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PARSONAGE LANE 1 |
| 5 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PARSONAGE LANE 2 |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bridge Unit | SINATRA LANE |
| 29 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Coos Bay District | ECKLEY |
| 28 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bridge Unit | BROADBENT |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CRIBBINS HILL |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bridge Unit | GUERIN LANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 46 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Broadbent: 35 past producers, 9 producers, 2 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Guerin | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Guerin Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence | 1941 | |
| Broadbent | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Broadbent | Stone | Producer | ||
| Eckley Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Eckley Site | Stone | Producer | ||
| Endicott Creek Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Indian Creek Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estabrook | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Etelka (historical) | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Myrtle Point | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Gaylord | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Norway | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Arago | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Bridge | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Gravelford | 7.6 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 Broadbent | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4972042 | 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 1118090. 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.









