BlockEast Gardiner, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Reedsport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97473. It lies near Blacks Island. The Survey maps it on the Reedsport quadrangle. It stands 13 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1923 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of East Gardiner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None 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 | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | SPARROW PK |
| 29 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BEAR LANE |
| 24 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SCHOLFIELD CREEK #2 |
| 24 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | SILVER BULLET |
| 15 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | PROVIDENCE CREEK |
| 8 August 2011 | Other causes | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | WINCHESTER CREEK |
| 4 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | DEAN CREEK |
| 4 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | RADIO TOWER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of East Gardiner: 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reedsport Yard | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Winchester Bay Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bolon Island | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bolon Island | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reedsport Yard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reedsport | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Gardiner | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Umpqua City (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Winchester Bay | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Willard (historical) | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| North Fork | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Scottsburg | 14.8 miles | 11 | |
| Green Acres | 15.5 miles | 11 |
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 Q114052004 | 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 1141620. 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.