Willard, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Reedsport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97467. It stands on Parker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winchester Bay 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
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1923 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Winchester Bay quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Willard (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | TUGMAN HILL |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | THIRD BEACH |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | SPINREEL ROAD 101 |
| 6 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | COLEMAN ARM |
| 5 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FIRST BEACH |
| 5 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | REAVIS RD |
| 5 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | NORTH LAKE ROAD |
| 24 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SCHOLFIELD CREEK #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Willard (historical): 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester Bay Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Winchester Bay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester Bay | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Reedsport | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Umpqua City (historical) | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| East Gardiner | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Gardiner | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| North Fork | 15.1 miles | 14 | |
| Scottsburg | 16.5 miles | 11 | |
| Ash | 17.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1162374. 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.







