Parkersburg, Oregon
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Bandon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97411. It lies near Richardson Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Riverton quadrangle. It stands 3 feet above sea level.
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
- 1943 USGS Bandon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Bandon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Riverton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Parkersburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 413 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 2 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 | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 347 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NORTH BANK LANE MM8 |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SEVENMILE CREEK |
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BILL CREEK |
| 6 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | BEAVER SLOUGH |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | WINDHURST ROAD |
| 3 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | PROSPER JUNCTION ROAD |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | WINHURST LANE |
| 28 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COUNTY DUMP ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 58 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Parkersburg: 33 past producers, 15 occurrences, 7 producers, 3 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mine | Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum, Chromium | Producer | 1865 | |
| Eagle Mine | Gold, Osmium, Platinum, Zirconium, Iridium | Past Producer | ||
| Iowa Mine | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | Past Producer | 1934 | |
| Iowa Mine | Gold, Chromium, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Lane Extension Mine | Gold, PGE | Occurrence | ||
| Pioneer Mine | Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Chromium | Past Producer | 1866 | |
| Pioneer Mine | Gold, PGE, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| The Lagoons | Chromium, Platinum, Gold | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Eagle Mine Coquille | Gold, Chromium | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Independence Mine | Gold, Chromium | Occurrence | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosper | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Randolph | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Winterville | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Cranberry Corners | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bullards | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Lampa (historical) | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Riverton | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Bandon | 3.9 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q114871732 | 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 1136616. 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.









