Eastside, Oregon
21 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 Coalbank Slough. The Survey maps it on the Coos Bay quadrangle.
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
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Eastside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 2 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 | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LIBBY LANE |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SECOND CREEK |
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | IDA LANE |
| 5 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SHINGLEHOUSE SLOUGH |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Eastside: 17 past producers, 13 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Chromium, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koostone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Parker Magnet Process | Chromium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Parker Magnetic Process | Chromium, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Burch | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Burch Deposits | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Enegren | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Enegren | Stone | Producer | ||
| Koosrock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eastside in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | Flood | Eastside | - | At 19/2031 PST, a spotter reported that Daniels Creek is flooding onto the roadway. Some residents cannot leave their homes. Coos River is also flooding the roadway. At 19/1730 PST, Another spotter reported that flood waters are 2.5 feet deep in their yard near the confluence of Brummit Creek and the East Fork of the Coquille River. The water level has been steady for the last 12 hours...it backs up in this area due to constricted flow. The Millicoma River also flooded during this event, with residents evacuated. Coos River Highway was shut down from mileposts 13 to 19. Oregon Highway 38 between Reedsport and Scottsburg was closed due to flooding during this event. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Bay Park | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Coos Bay | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Englewood | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Millington | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Cooston | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Libby | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| North Bend | 3.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1120366. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









