Stephens, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Sutherlin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97462. It stands on Coon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tyee Mountain quadrangle. It stands 381 feet above sea level.
On record in Stephens
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Stephens Community Historic Districtlisted 1984 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1897 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sutherlin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Tyee Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Stephens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 363 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OAKHILL RD. #2 |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COMSTOCK ROAD |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | SHERWOOD |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | I-5 MP 140 |
| 29 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | FORT MCKAY RD. |
| 28 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | LOWER GARDEN VALLEY |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | FORT MCKAY RD. |
| 25 September 1999 | Fireworks | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | GREEN VALLEY # 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Stephens: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit #744 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit #744 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umpqua | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sutherlin | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Union Gap | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wilbur | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Oakland | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Coles Valley | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Old Town | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Winchester | 7.4 miles | 16 |
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 Q114222251 | 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 1127593. 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.






