Cranberry Corners, Oregon
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Bandon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97411. It stands on Simpson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bullards quadrangle. It stands 121 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
141 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Cranberry Corners between 1992 and 2020, burning about 434 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 3 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 | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 347 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NORTH BANK LANE MM8 |
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BILL CREEK |
| 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 |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | ROSA ROAD |
| 29 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CROOKED CREEK |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | WINHURST LANE |
| 28 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Gold Beach Unit | GEIGER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 60 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Cranberry Corners: 32 past producers, 17 occurrences, 8 producers, 3 prospects. 8 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 | |
| Bandon Placer | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Eagle Mine | Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum, Chromium | Producer | 1865 | |
| Eagle Mine | Gold, Osmium, Platinum, Zirconium, Iridium | Past Producer | ||
| Independence Mine | Gold, Chromium | Occurrence | Placer | |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterville | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Bandon | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Prosper | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Bullards | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Parkersburg | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Randolph | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lampa (historical) | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Dew Valley | 6.1 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 Q114840252 | 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 1638817. 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.









