Bullards, Oregon
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Coquille census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97411. It lies near McKee Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Bullards quadrangle. It stands 23 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
- 1943 USGS Bandon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Bandon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Bullards quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Bullards between 1992 and 2020, burning about 958 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 4 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 | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | WHISKEY RUN |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 347 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NORTH BANK LANE MM8 |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SEVENMILE CREEK |
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BILL CREEK |
| 7 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 57 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | WHISKEY RUN |
| 7 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Coos Forest Protective Association | WHISKEY RUN |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | WINDHURST ROAD |
| 3 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | PROSPER JUNCTION ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Bullards: 34 past producers, 21 occurrences, 7 producers, 3 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Gold, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon Placer | Titanium, Metal | Producer | Chromite, Ilmenite, Zircon | |
| Eagle Mine | Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum, Chromium | Producer | 1865 | |
| Eagle Mine | Gold, Osmium, Platinum, Zirconium, Iridium | Past Producer | ||
| Iowa Mine | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | Past Producer | 1934 | |
| Iowa Mine | Gold, Chromium, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Lane Extension Mine | Gold, PGE | Occurrence | ||
| Pioneer Mine | Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Chromium | Past Producer | 1866 | |
| Pioneer Mine | Gold, PGE, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| The Lagoons | Chromium, Platinum, Gold | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Allen | Manganese | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bullards in 7 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Flood | Bullards | - | The Coquille River at Coquille rose above minor flood stage of 21.0 ft. at 16/1038 PST, peaked in moderate flood stage at 17/700 PST at 24.84 ft. It then fell below flood stage at 20/120 PST. At moderate flood stage, Some farm buildings may be threatened and roads covered in low areas by rising water. Expect widespread flooding throughout the Coquille River floodplain. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Bullards | - | The Coquille River at Coquille rose above minor flood stage of 21.0 ft at 15/1745 PST, and crested just above moderate flood stage of 23.0 ft at 23.09 ft at 16/1645 PST. The river dropped below minor flood stage at 17/2200 PST. |
| January 2022 | Flood | Bullards | - | The Coquille River at Coquille rose above minor flood stage (21.0 feet) at 04/1215 PST. The river crested just above moderate flood stage (23.0 feet) at 23.01 feet at 05/2245 PST. This one reading was the only one that exceeded moderate flood stage. The river dropped below minor flood stage at 07/2230 PST. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Bullards | - | The Coquille River at Coquille rose above minor flood stage (21.0 feet) at 04/0430 PST. It oscillated above and below flood stage for a short time at the beginning and ending of the flood. The river crested at 21.19 feet at 04/0900 PST, and dropped below flood stage for the last time at 04/1330 PST. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Bullards | - | The Coquille River at Coquille exceeded minor flood stage (21.0 feet) at 20/1200 PST. It exceeded moderate flood stage (23.0) feet at 21/1300 PST and dropped below moderate flood stage at 21/1430 PST. The river dropped below minor flood stagat at 22/1515 PST. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Bullards | - | The Coquille River at Coquille rose above flood stage (21.0 feet) at 25/0430 PST, exceeded moderate flood stage (23.0 feet) at 25/1045 PST, then crested at 24.38 feet at 26/0230 PST. The river fell below moderate flood stage at 27/1500 PST, then fell below flood stage at 28/1745 PST. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Bullards | - | The river rose above minor flood stage (21.0 feet) at 08/0530 PST and moderate flood stage (23.0 feet) at 08/2130 PST. The river crested at 23.84 feet at 09/0600 PST and at 09/1830 PST. The river fell below moderate flood stage at 10/2200 PST and below minor flood stage at 11/2215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosper | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Cranberry Corners | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bandon | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Winterville | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Randolph | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Parkersburg | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Lampa (historical) | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Riverton | 6.4 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q115119764 | 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 1136103. 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.









