Coos River, Oregon
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Eastside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97420. It stands on South Fork Coos River. The Survey maps it on the Allegany quadrangle. It stands 13 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
- 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 Allegany quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Coos River between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 6 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | NOAH BUTTE |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | DANIELS CREEK |
| 27 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | BARVIEW |
| 26 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLIVE BARBER RD #2 |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | STOCK SLOUGH |
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coos Bay District | CHANDLER CREEK 2 |
| 2 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | KENTUCK CREEK |
| 15 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 241 MM 7 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Coos River: 12 past producers, 7 producers, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Rock Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kenrock | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Koos Rock Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Koostone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mahaffy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Morgan W. C. Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Enegren | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Enegren | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kenrock | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kentuck | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooston | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Dellwood | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Allegany | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Eastside | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Bay Park | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Bunker Hill | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Millington | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Coos Bay | 6.2 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 Q114881145 | 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 1132593. 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.









