Coos County, Oregon
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National protected areas
- Bandon Marsh National Wildlife RefugeBandon Marsh National Wildlife RefugeBandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on Oregon's coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex and is renowned among bird watchers for being able to view rare shorebirds including Ruff, Hudsonian...
- Oregon Islands National Wildlife RefugeOregon Islands National Wildlife RefugeOregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge off the southwestern Oregon Coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex...
(part) - Siskiyou National Forest (part)
- Siuslaw National ForestSiuslaw National ForestSiuslaw National Forest is a national forest in western Oregon, United States. Established in 1908, the Siuslaw is made up of a wide variety of ecosystems, ranging from coastal forests to sand dunes.- Geography :...
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Incorporated cities
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Myrtle Point, Oregon -2000 Census data:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,451 people, 988 households, and 674 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,529.5 people per square mile . There were 1,110 housing units at an average density of 692.7 per square mile... North Bend, Oregon North Bend is a city in Coos County, Oregon, in the United States with a population of 9,695 as of the 2010 census. North Bend is surrounded on three sides by Coos Bay, an S-shaped water inlet and estuary where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean, and borders the city of Coos Bay,... Powers, Oregon Powers is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States. The population was 689 at the 2010 census.It is 21 miles south of Oregon Route 42 at Myrtle Point on Powers Highway Powers is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States. The population was 689 at the 2010 census.It is 21 miles south of... |
Unincorporated communities and CDPs
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Cooston, Oregon Cooston is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the east shore of Coos Bay across from North Bend, about eight miles from the city of Coos Bay.... Dellwood, Oregon Dellwood is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 12 miles east of Coos Bay, east of Oregon Route 241 on the South Fork Coos River.... Dora, Oregon Dora is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 19 miles east of Coquille near the East Fork Coquille River on the former route of the Coos Bay Wagon Road. It is in the Southern Oregon Coast Range.... Fairview, Coos County, Oregon Fairview is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, Oregon, United States. Fairview is northeast of Coquille.... Gaylord, Oregon Gaylord is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 12 miles south of Myrtle Point on Oregon Route 542, near the South Fork Coquille River.... Gravelford, Oregon Gravelford is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located about eight miles northeast of Myrtle Point, at the confluence of the North Fork Coquille River and the East Fork Coquille River.... |
Green Acres, Coos County, Oregon Green Acres is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, east of Oregon Route 42 between Coos Bay and Coquille. It is near the southernmost point of the Isthmus Slough of Coos Bay.... Hauser, Oregon Hauser is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 101, about seven miles south of Lakeside and six miles north of North Bend. Hauser is on the edge of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area near North Slough, a tributary of Coos Bay once... Laurel Grove, Oregon Laurel Grove is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 101.... Leneve, Oregon Leneve is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, named after a pioneer family. Its post office operated from April 5, 1917 to May 31, 1934.... Libby, Oregon Libby, previously known as Easport, is an unincorporated community on Colbank Slough in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It was named for a Native American woman. Its post office was established on June 11, 1890 and operated for just two years. Enoch Gore was postmaster.... McKinley, Oregon McKinley is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. Its post office was established in June 1897 with Homer Shepherd postmaster.... Millington, Oregon Millington is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Coast Highway 101. Millington has a Coos Bay mailing address.... |
Norway, Oregon Norway is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, located between Coquille and Myrtle Point on Oregon Route 42, near the Coquille River.... Prosper, Oregon Prosper is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located about three miles northwest of Bandon next to the Coquille River. There is no longer a town at the site.... Riverton, Oregon Riverton is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 42S, about 12 miles up the Coquille River from Bandon. Route 42S is the former alignment of U.S. Route 101.... Remote, Oregon Remote is an unincorporated community located in Coos County, Oregon, United States, on the Coquille River.Remote was named by local pioneers for its distance from other settlements. Its post office was established in 1887... Sitkum, Oregon Sitkum is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is about 27 miles north of Remote in the Southern Oregon Coast Range on near the East Fork Coquille River... Sumner, Oregon Sumner is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located about ten miles southeast of Coos Bay on the route of the old Coos Bay Wagon Road.... |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Coos County, Oregon
- Steamboats of the Coquille RiverSteamboats of the Coquille RiverThe Coquille River starts in the Siskiyou National Forest and flows hundreds of miles through the Coquille Valley on its way to the Pacific Ocean. Bandon, Oregon, sits at the mouth of the Coquille River on the Pacific Ocean...
- Steamboats of Coos BaySteamboats of Coos BayThe Steamboats of Coos Bay operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries on Coos Bay, a large and mostly shallow harbor on the southwest coast of the U.S. state of Oregon, to the north of the Coquille River valley...
External links
- Coos County, Oregon (official website)
- Coos Historical & Maritime Museum
- COOSonline.com (free online community)