Gravelford, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Myrtle Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97458. It stands on East Fork Coquille River. The Survey maps it on the Bridge quadrangle. It stands 56 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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 Coquille quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Coquille quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Bridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Gravelford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Bridge Unit | ENDICOTT CREEK |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLD HIGHWAY 42 |
| 30 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bridge Unit | NORTH FORK #2 |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Bridge Unit | NORTH FORK #1 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Bay District | BUZZARDRK2 |
| 25 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bridge Unit | LEE VALLEY |
| 22 September 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Bridge Unit | LEE VALLEY |
| 21 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Bay District | GRAY CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Gravelford: 33 past producers, 6 producers, 2 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcleod Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Guerin | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Guerin Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence | 1941 | |
| Art E Jones | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Art E. Jones Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Bob Angell, Inc | Stone | Producer | ||
| Endicott Creek Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hervey Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Leep Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Leep Quarry | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Myrtle Point | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Lee (historical) | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Estabrook | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Arago | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| McKinley | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Bridge | 6.7 miles | 19 | |
| Dora | 7.4 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.
| Wikipedia article on Gravelford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5597851 | 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 1121336. 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.









