Coos City, 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 stands on Southport Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coos Bay quadrangle. It stands 30 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 Coos Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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 Coos City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 68 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 | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LIBBY LANE |
| 7 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RODDERICK RD # 2 |
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | IDA LANE |
| 6 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RODDERICK RD |
| 5 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SHINGLEHOUSE SLOUGH |
| 3 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | E. CATCHING SLOUGH ROAD |
| 28 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CATCHING SLOUGH |
| 27 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | BARVIEW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Coos City (historical): 15 occurrences, 11 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinks Mining, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Parker Magnet Process | Chromium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Parker Magnetic Process | Chromium, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Sengstacken | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Chickamin Mine | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Chickamin Mine | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Main Quarry and Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Main Quarry and Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| East Bluff-Head of Brown Slough | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| East Bluff-Head of Brown Slough | Gold, Platinum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millington | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Libby | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Delmar | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Kings Landing (historical) | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Green Acres | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Bay Park | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Englewood | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Sumner | 3.5 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 Q114868062 | 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 1132565. 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.









