Ophir, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Gold Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97444. It stands on Euchre Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ophir quadrangle. It stands 36 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Port Orford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ophir quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Ophir between 1992 and 2014, burning about 103 acres in total. 2 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | TAMS MILL |
| 27 August 2011 | Other causes | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | NESIKA LANE |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | HARDTACK ROAD |
| 16 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | ARIZONA BEACH |
| 14 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | NESIKA ROAD |
| 1 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | EUCHRE CREEK |
| 22 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | HILLSIDE ACRES |
| 17 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Bay District | EUCHER CK RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Ophir: 10 past producers, 5 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarno | Mercury, Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Clarno Prospect | Mercury, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Kalamazoo Beach Placer | Chromium, Gold | Producer | Placer | |
| Parker Electromagnetic Machine Proj | Gold, PGE, Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Parker Electromagnetic Machine Project | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | Past Producer | Beach Placer | |
| Floyd D. Smith | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Floyd D. Smith | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kalamazoo Beach Placer | Gold, Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Otter Point Beach | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Buffington Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nesika Beach | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bagnell Ferry | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Jerrys Flat (historical) | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Wedderburn | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Knoxville (historical) | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Gold Beach | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Hunter Creek | 12.3 miles | 11 | |
| Port Orford | 14.0 miles | 18 |
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 Ophir | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7097981 | 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 1147252. 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.







