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Makaʻeo, Hawaii

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the North Kona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96740. The Survey maps it on the Keahole Point quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Makaʻeo within Hawaii County

On record in Makaʻeo

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 4 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

127 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Makaʻeo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined123
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Hawai'inot named
28 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCounty of Hawai'inot named
10 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Hawai'inot named
4 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Hawai'inot named
3 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Hawai'inot named
22 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Hawai'inot named
19 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Hawai'inot named
18 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Hawai'inot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hawaii County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Makaʻeo (historical): 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Honokahau PitStonePast Producer
Honokahau Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Hawaii County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kailua1.0 miles14
Laniākea1.1 miles14
Aloha Kona1.6 miles14
Hillcrest1.9 miles14
Honokōhau2.1 miles11
Aliʻi Kai2.8 miles15
Komohana Kai3.1 miles15
Palani Junction3.6 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1952366. 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.