Charleston, Oregon
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Coos Bay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97420. It sits by Tunnel Point. The Survey maps it on the Charleston quadrangle. It stands 102 feet above sea level.
On record in Charleston
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Cape Arago Lighthouselisted 1993
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Empire quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Empire quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Charleston quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Charleston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Smoking | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | NORTH SPIT |
| 8 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LIBBY LANE |
| 8 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GRINNELL LANE |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SECOND CREEK |
| 3 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SUNSET BAY |
| 28 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SUNSET BAY |
| 25 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MERRITT LAKE FIRE |
| 25 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PONY CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Charleston: 20 occurrences, 10 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews M J | Platinum, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Sengstacken | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Chickamin Mine | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Chickamin Mine | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Charleston | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| East Bluff-Head of Brown Slough | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Charleston in 1 storm report in 2019: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Flood | Charleston | - | Flooding, rockfall, and landslides were reported on numerous roads. Debris was stuck under bridges as well. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barview | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Crown Point | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Empire | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Libby | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Englewood | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Coos Bay | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Bunker Hill | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| Coos City (historical) | 6.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Charleston | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474132 | 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 1136140. 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.









