BlockEmpire, Oregon
22 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 First Creek. The Survey maps it on the Empire quadrangle.
On record in Empire
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Tower-Flanagan Houselisted 1984 · 0.0 miles away
Maj. Morton Tower Houselisted 1985 · 0.1 miles away
Tribal Hall of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indianslisted 1989 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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 Empire quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Empire quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Empire quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Empire between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | NORTH SPIT |
| 8 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LIBBY LANE |
| 8 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GRINNELL 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 |
| 26 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLIVE BARBER RD #2 |
| 25 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MERRITT LAKE FIRE |
| 25 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PONY CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Empire: 17 past producers, 11 producers, 6 occurrences, 1 unknown. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Chromium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Magnet Process | Chromium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Parker Magnetic Process | Chromium, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Main Quarry and Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Main Quarry and Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Burch | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Burch Deposits | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Charleston | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Coo-Sand Corp. | Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Barview | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Coos Bay | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Englewood | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Libby | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Glasgow | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Charleston | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Bunker Hill | 4.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1161360. 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.