Sixes, 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 97476. It stands on Crystal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sixes quadrangle. It stands 23 feet above sea level.
On record in Sixes
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 3 records
Cape Blanco Lighthouselisted 1993
Patrick Hughes Houselisted 1980
Sixes Hotellisted 1992
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 Sixes quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Sixes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Sixes between 1992 and 2019, burning about 168 acres in total. 3 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | PARADISE POINT |
| 7 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | HEREFORD ROAD |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coos Bay District | CRYSTAL CREEK |
| 15 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | AIRPORT ROAD |
| 8 August 2008 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | SMALL CREEK |
| 8 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | RHODY LANE |
| 6 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DENMARK |
| 6 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | MILL CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 55 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 55 workings within 5 miles of Sixes: 31 past producers, 13 producers, 7 occurrences, 2 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Platinum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Blanco | Osmium, Platinum, Gold, Chromium | Past Producer | Chromite, Gold, Platinum | |
| Cape Blanco Mine | Gold, Platinum, Osmium | Past Producer | ||
| Corbin | Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Osmium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Corbin Property | Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Creek | Chromium, Platinum, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Terrace Placer | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Crystal Terrace Placer | Gold, Chromium, PGE | Occurrence | ||
| Divelbiss #2 | Gold, Platinum, Chromium, Mercury | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Divelbliss #2 | Gold, Platinum, Mercury, Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Meek's Placer | Gold, Platinum, Chromium, Osmium, Iridium | Past Producer | Beach Placer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sixes in 1 storm report in 1998: 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Heavy Rain | Sixes | - | 4.20 inches rainfall fell in past 24 hours. |
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 | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Port Orford | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeport (historical) | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Plum Trees | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Langlois | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Eckley (historical) | 15.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ophir | 18.5 miles | 17 | |
| Nesika Beach | 22.0 miles | 17 |
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 Sixes | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474072 | 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 1149566. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








