BlockCoaledo, Oregon
19 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 97420. It stands on Dufoe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coquille quadrangle. It stands 36 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 Coquille quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Coaledo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 129 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RODDERICK RD # 2 |
| 6 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RODDERICK RD |
| 6 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | BEAVER SLOUGH |
| 5 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NORTH BANK RD |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | BEAVER CREEK |
| 3 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | AGATE SPRINGS |
| 26 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | WINCHESTER CREEK |
| 23 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | EASY LANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Coaledo: 12 past producers, 8 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinks Mining, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| East Bluff-Head of Brown Slough | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| East Bluff-Head of Brown Slough | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coaledo Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coaledo Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coquille Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coquille Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fat Elk Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fat Elk Site | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Landing (historical) | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Delmar | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Green Acres | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Leneve | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Point | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Coquille | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Coos City (historical) | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Sumner | 5.5 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 Q114881204 | 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 1119057. 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.