Lakeport, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Port Orford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97450. It stands on Floras Creek. The Survey maps it on the Langlois quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1899 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Langlois quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Langlois quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Langlois quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Lakeport (historical) between 1993 and 2017, burning about 23 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Gold Beach Unit | BONO ROAD |
| 19 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | BONO ROAD |
| 15 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | AIRPORT ROAD |
| 12 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | WILLOW CREEK |
| 7 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 101 MP 290 |
| 6 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DENMARK |
| 29 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | MILEPOST 291 |
| 18 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | MORTON CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Lakeport (historical): 13 past producers, 8 occurrences, 5 producers, 3 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome Beach Placer | Gold, Chromium, Platinum | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Chrome Beach Sands | Chromium, PGE, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Crystal Terrace Placer | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Crystal Terrace Placer | Gold, Chromium, PGE | Occurrence | ||
| Pioneer Placer | Chromium, Platinum, Gold | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Butler | Chromium | Producer | Placer | |
| Sixes Beach Placer | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | Beach Placer | |
| Sixes Beach Placer | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Bullards Sand and Gravel, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bullards Sand and Gravel, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Langlois | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sixes | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Plum Trees | 9.7 miles | 18 | |
| Port Orford | 10.9 miles | 18 | |
| Eckley (historical) | 17.2 miles | 18 | |
| Ophir | 24.3 miles | 17 | |
| Nesika Beach | 27.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132435. 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.








